Introducing English Linguistics

Objects and complements.
Objects and complements are clause func-
tions that in unmarked clauses occur following the predicator. The par-
ticular lexical verb occurring within the predicator, in turn, determines
which of these functions will occur within a clause.
There are two types of objects in English: direct and indirect.
Although both objects require a transitive verb, they require different
types of transitive verbs. Because a direct object can occur alone within
a clause, it takes a monotransitive verb (i.e. a verb requiring a single
object). In all the examples below, direct objects follow monotransitive
verbs:
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