Is there a simple phrase to describe the object of an agent noun performing an action?
The adviser helped the advisee.
The employer fired the employee.
Is there a phrase similar to "agent noun" that can describe advisee and employee?
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3Why isn't this just part of your other question? – Mark Beadles Oct 27 '12 at 19:17
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2Absolutive. But that also includes the subject of intransitive verbs. – John Lawler Oct 27 '12 at 20:26
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Absolutive. But that also includes the subject of intransitive verbs.
Adding the suffix -ee to a verb produces a label for a person who is the Absolutive of the verb – i.e, a person who is either the Direct Object of a Transitive verb, or the Subject of an Intransitive verb.
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