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objective clauses

objective clauses is the plural of objective clause.

Meaning of objective clause

Noun

objective clause (plural objective clauses)

  1. A clause that takes place of the direct object of a verb.
    • When both subjects are different, an objective clause is often changed for an infinitive with a subject; ...1852, L. T. Covell, Covell's Digest of English Grammar
    Synonyms:
    object clause

Questions about objective clauses

What is objective clauses the plural of?
Objective clauses is the plural of objective clause.

Words near objective clauses in the dictionary

  1. objectivations
  2. objective
  3. objective case
  4. objective cases
  5. objective clause
  6. objective clauses
  7. objective correlative
  8. objective correlatives
  9. objective function
  10. objective functions
  11. objective lens

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