Direct Object

[ancasandu]

what is an effected Direct Object and what is an affected Direct Object?

[rj1948]

what is an effected Direct Object and what is an affected Direct Object?

He opened the book.
'The book' is directly affected by his action.
Affected object-book.
He built a house.
A house is 'effected' by his action.
A house-effected object.
Regards,
rj1948.

[Soup]

what is an effected Direct Object and what is an affected Direct Object?

In addition, from Linguipedia

A relatively old semantic-role distinction is that between affected objects, i.e. patients which are affected by the verbal action, and effected objects, i.e. participants which come into being as a result of the verbal action.

• ... [the] distinction, ..., can be seen in Sentences 1 and 2.

1. John ruined the table. [affected object]
2. John built the table. [effected object]

Note that in one case the object is understood as existing antecedently to John's activities, while in the other case its existence resulted from John's activities." (Fillmore 1968:4)

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affected = influenced, as in to undergo change

affected objects: open the door, paint the house, destroy a house

effected = resulted

effected objects: paint a painting, build a house, draw a line