The non-null set of agreeing non-subjects of any language includes some or all direct objects; or in other words, if in a language the verb agrees with anything other than subjects, it agrees with some or all direct objects.
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IF the verb agrees with anything other than subjects, THEN it agrees with some or all direct objects.
1. Is this the claim?IF the verb agrees with some or all direct objects, THEN it agrees with subjects.Rather:IF the verb agrees with non-direct objects, THEN it agrees with some or all direct objects.That is, there is a relational hierarchy for verb agreement:Sbj > dObj > other2. Cf. #294; also ## 86, 45.
1. Is this the claim?IF the verb agrees with some or all direct objects, THEN it agrees with subjects.Rather:IF the verb agrees with non-direct objects, THEN it agrees with some or all direct objects.That is, there is a relational hierarchy for verb agreement:Sbj > dObj > other2. Cf. #294; also ## 86, 45.