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COGNATE OBJECTS IN ENGLISH In English, the construction can occur with a number of intransitive verbs:
In some of these cases, the cognate object allows for a simpler construction; in others, it may simply be chosen for Idiom atic or Rhetoric al reasons. In general, the cognate object's modifiers are in some sense modifying the verb: for example, ''He slept a troubled sleep'' tells how he slept. While a similar construction can occur with many transitive verbs — ''He drank his drink'', for example — it is generally intended literally in these cases. For example, ''He drank his drink'' really tells ''what'' he drank, not ''how'' he drank. (It is possible to say, ''He drank a quick drink'', but the cognate object is not necessary for this; it is also possible to say, ''He drank a quick coffee''.) For this reason, these are not generally considered "cognate object" constructions, even though they literally contain ''objects'' that are ''cognate'' with their verbs. SEE ALSO
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