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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Accusative case

Hi there,

can someone explain to me the difference between the cognate and the objective accusative?

I think both may be archaic terms. I already found out that the cognate accusative is also called cognate object. As such it is simply the noun form of a verb. Maybe you can give me an example sentence for the two cases. (I'm no native speaker)

thanks a lot...
  

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A cognate object is simply an object is derived from the same root as the verb that governs it. They are not commonly heard. They are of very limited interest grammatically.

— CalifJim

  • A cognate object is simply an object is derived from the same root as the verb that governs it.
  • They are not commonly heard.
  • They are of very limited interest grammatically.
  • to pray a prayer ; to think an interesting thought ; to run a 12-mile run ; to give an expensive gift ; to live an exciting life ; to produce useful products All direct objects are accusatives whether they are cognate objects or not.
  • The term 'objective accusative' seems strange to me because 'accusative' and 'objective' are simply alternate terms for the same grammatical case.
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A cognate object is simply an object is derived from the same root as the verb that governs it. They are not commonly heard. They are of very limited interest grammatically.

to pray a prayer; to think an interesting thought; to run a 12-mile run; to give an expensive gift; to live an exciting life; to produce
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