objective clause

noun

objective clause

noun

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A 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:
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

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