A clause that is the object of a verb.
5.6 per cent of the sentences were simple Subject + Verb + Object clause
Example sentencesExamples
- These reports contain an object clause beginning with 'that' and followed by a complete sentence.
- You can omit 'that' unless it is a subject or object clause.
- A declarative content clause consists of object clause and appositive clause.
- Its second clause, 'thou art the man', is a simple dependent first object clause, actively constructed.
- You can add the indirect object directly after the the verb 'say' before the object clause, but it is redundant and somewhat ambiguous.