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pseudo-object
pseudo-object n. 
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈɒbdʒɛkt/,
Brit. /ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈɒbdʒᵻkt/
, /ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈɒbdʒᵻkt//ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈɒbdʒɛkt/U.S. /ˌsudoʊˈɑbdʒək(t)/
Grammar a noun or pronoun that appears to be, but actually is not, the object of a sentence./ˌsudoʊˈɑbdʒək(t)/ΘΚΠ
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pseudo-object1935
1935 Mind 44 505 The danger of using the material mode is that it misleads us into thinking that pseudo-object sentences are concerned with extra-linguistic objects such as numbers, things, properties, experiences, space, time, and so on.
1965 Language 41 399 Both reject the same pseudo-objects: From..The candidate spoke two hours:..(They reported) the speaking of two hours by the candidate... Two hours were spoken by the candidate.
1966 Eng. Stud. 47 54 It (as a kind of pseudo-object) appears with transitive and intransitive verbs, and finally with original nouns and adjectives (to lord it, to queen it, to rough it) indicating the verbal function of these nominal parts of speech.
1991 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 111 230/2 What is not clear is why there are two main sub-classes, true and pseudo-objects.
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