THE OBJECT
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THE PREDICATE
| The Predicate is the second principal part of the sentence wich expresses an action, state, or quality of the person or non-person denoted by the subject. |
| The Object is a secondary part of the sentence which completes or restricts the meaning of a verb or sometimes an adjective, a word denoting state, or a noun. |
*Complex Object: Objective Infinitive Construction: I heard you come in.
For-to-Infinitive Construction: I'm waiting for you to say smth on the subject.
Objective Participial Construction: John had us laughing all through the meal.
Gerundial Construction: I remember our meeting him last year.
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