Accusative as Direct Object

Most of the accusatives appearing in a sentence will be direct objects in a transitive active skeleton. Here are some examples (the accusative direct object is underlined):

Canis Scintillae cenam edit, "The dog eats the dinner of Scintilla"

Arma virumque cano, "I sing of arms and a man" There are two direct objects in this sentence, both of the verb cano.

Other Accusative Uses

Accusative as Direct Object
Accusative of Duration of Time
Accusative of Place to Which

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Last Updated March 18, 2003

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