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> object The part of a sentence that is acted upon or is affected by the verb. It usually follows the verb to which it relates. There are two forms of object - the DIRECT OBJECT and INDIRECT OBJECT. A direct object can be a noun, and in the sentence "The girl hit the ball", "ball" is a noun and the object. In the sentence "They bought a house", "house" is a noun and the object. In the sentence "They made an error", "error" is a noun and the object. A direct object can be a noun phrase, and in the sentence "He has bought a large house", "a large house" is a noun phrase and the object. In the sentence "She loves the little girl", "the little girl" is a noun phrase and the object. In the sentence "They both wear black clothes", "black clothes" is a noun phrase and the object". A direct object can be a noun clause, and in the sentence "I know what he means", "what he means" is a noun phrase and the object. In the sentence "He denied that he had been involved", "that he had been involved" is a noun phrase and the object. In the sentence "I asked when he would return", "when he would return" is a noun phrase and the object. A direct object can also be a pronoun, and in the sentence "She hit him", "him" is a pronoun and the object. In the sentence "They had a car but they sold it", "it" is a pronoun and the object. In the sentence "She loves them", "them" is a pronoun and the object. Pour éviter fautes de grammaire, contresens et confusions. The English Usage Dictionary est le parfait complément des dictionnaires bilingues, du dictionnaire de définitions anglaises et du Thesaurus. Ce dictionnaire signale toutes les difficultés que recèle l'usage d'un mot: orthographe, grammaire, prononciation, homonymies, etc. Exemple d'article du dictionnaire English Usage Dictionary