tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 02 13:45:47 1999
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Re: HolQeD and KLBC
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- Subject: Re: HolQeD and KLBC
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 16:45:05 EST
vIjatlh:
>An object, also called a direct object,
>is
>the PERSON, THING, or PLACE that is being acted upon. All the objects in
>this
>paragraph are in all caps.
jatlh mark:
>This may have been said already (I'm behind on my email), but a nitpick:
>the "PERSON, THING, or PLACE" in the second sentence are not direct objects
>of the sentence. They are predicate nominatives. Where Klingon has these
>(which isn't as often as English), they seem to be treated mostly like
>objects.
You are quite correct. I was simplifying somewhat to try to help malqa'
understand the basic concept of the direct object.
- DujHoD