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retained object

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retained object
n.
An object in a passive construction that is identical to the object in the corresponding active construction, as story in Susan was told the story by John.
retained object
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a direct or indirect object of a passive verb The phrase the drawings in the sentence Harry was given the drawings is a retained object
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Noun1.retained object - an object in a passive construction
object - (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"


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