objective clause

plural objective clauses

1. grammarA 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

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   Though opposite in intentional content, for instance, the object of hope and the object of fear are encoded in the same way: both are expressed by an objective clause.

   2004, Michele Prandi, The Building Blocks of Meaning

   Synonyms: object clause