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Certain linguistic theories breaking with traditional grammar consider that a verb, then qualified as ditransitive, can accept 2 object complements, called direct object complement, “complément d'objet direct” in French (COD) and second object complement, “complément d'objet second “ in French (COS). | Certain linguistic theories breaking with traditional grammar consider that a verb, then qualified as ditransitive, can accept 2 object complements, called direct object complement, “complément d'objet direct” in French (COD) and second object complement, “complément d'objet second “ in French (COS). | ||
*Elle donne une pomme à son frère | *Elle donne une pomme à son frère | ||
<blockquote>She gives an apple to her brother</blockquote> | <blockquote>She gives an apple to her brother</blockquote> | ||
→ Ditransitif, because "une pomme" (an apple) is '''COD''' and "son frère" (her brother) is '''COS'''. | → Ditransitif, because "une pomme" (an apple) is '''COD''' and "son frère" (her brother) is '''COS'''. | ||
Traditional French grammar strongly rejects this analysis: it considers that the "complement of secondary object" is generally nothing other than a complement of attribution. | Traditional French grammar strongly rejects this analysis: it considers that the "complement of secondary object" is generally nothing other than a complement of attribution. | ||
*Elle donne une pomme à son frère | *Elle donne une pomme à son frère | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
See: [[Language/French/Grammar/Ditransitive-verbs|French Ditransitive Verbs Examples]] | See: [[Language/French/Grammar/Ditransitive-verbs|French Ditransitive Verbs Examples]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitivit%C3%A9_(grammaire) | * https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitivit%C3%A9_(grammaire) | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-use-half,-third-and-quarter-in-French|How to use half, third and quarter in French]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-use-half,-third-and-quarter-in-French|How to use half, third and quarter in French]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-use-Be|How to use Be]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-use-Be|How to use Be]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Weather-verbs|Weather verbs]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Weather-verbs|Weather verbs]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:04, 27 March 2023
Ditransitive verbs & the question of attribution complement
Rule[edit | edit source]
Certain linguistic theories breaking with traditional grammar consider that a verb, then qualified as ditransitive, can accept 2 object complements, called direct object complement, “complément d'objet direct” in French (COD) and second object complement, “complément d'objet second “ in French (COS).
- Elle donne une pomme à son frère
She gives an apple to her brother
→ Ditransitif, because "une pomme" (an apple) is COD and "son frère" (her brother) is COS.
Traditional French grammar strongly rejects this analysis: it considers that the "complement of secondary object" is generally nothing other than a complement of attribution.
- Elle donne une pomme à son frère
She gives an apple to her brother
→ Direct transitive, because “une pomme” (an apple) is a complement of a direct object (only object of the gift) and “à son frère” (to her brother) is a complement of attribution.
Examples[edit | edit source]
See: French Ditransitive Verbs Examples
Sources[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- How to use half, third and quarter in French
- How to use Be
- Stressed pronouns with même, aussi, seul, autres, tous and numerals
- Use of l'on
- Indefinite article
- Form of the article with adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or an h
- Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Addresses
- Position of direct and indirect object pronouns
- Nouns
- Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change from a nasal vowel to an oral vowel
- Adverbs ending in —(é)ment derived from past participles
- Ditransitive verbs
- Auxiliaries
- Present Tense
- Weather verbs