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== The Rules == | == The Rules == | ||
===Concerning Objects | ===Concerning Transitive and Intransitive Verbs=== | ||
*Some verbs may be transitive or intransitive based on their context in a sentence. | |||
*[http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clause-phrase-and-sentence/noun-phrase Noun phrases] may follow both transitive and intransitive verbs. | |||
===Concerning Objects=== | |||
*Generally, the subject is completing an action, the direct object is being acted on, and the verb is in the active voice. | *Generally, the subject is completing an action, the direct object is being acted on, and the verb is in the active voice. | ||
*Not all sentences will have direct or indirect objects. | *Not all sentences will have direct or indirect objects. | ||
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*Objects should not be confused with subject complements. | *Objects should not be confused with subject complements. | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
===Transitive Verbs=== | ===Transitive Verbs=== | ||