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This paper is an attempt to explore Korean double nominative, double accusative, and passive constructions within the framework of Relational Grammar. To give some background knowledge of Relational Grammar, I first introduce the notions such as grammatical relation, syntactic level and some relational laws. The main arguments of the present study are as follows: First, I classify Korean double nominative constructions into two different types: one resulting from the ‘Possessor Ascension Rule’ and the other bearing on the ‘Causative Clause Union’. Then I argue that only one of the two subjects is a real subject and the other is a cho element. Second, I also classify Korean double accusative constructions into two types. I prove that the first type of the construction results from the ‘3-2 Advancement’, and the second type bears the ‘Possessor Ascension’. As a result, I prove that only one object out of the two is a real object and the other is a cho. Finally, for the account of the Korean passive constructions, I formulate syntactic constraints on ‘-Ji Type’ and ‘-Hi Type’, respectively, as a parameter.