Direct Object

Consider the examples below. What do the highlighted phrases add to the meanings?

• He stroked the dog. _{[W2F-018 #175]}
• They carried mugs of beer. _{[W2F-018 #140]}

These phrases tell us who or what is being 'verbed', i.e. who is undergoing the action denoted by the verbs, in these situations: the dog is stroked, the mugs of beer are carried. Without these phrases, our examples would be incomplete.

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