Accusative Case Examples

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Accusative Case - Glossary of Terms

Accusative Case

In other languages, the accusative case's main function is to show the direct object of a verb. In modern English, it is indistinguishable from the dative case, whose main role in other languages is to show the indirect object of verb. In English, the objective case covers the roles of both the accusative case and the dative case.

Examples:

Give the large parcel to the lady next door.

direct object indirect object

Anteaters prefer termites.

direct object

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