EXERCISE 2. IN EACH SENTENCE BELOW, FIND THE VERB (V.), THE SUBJECT (S...
5. Jonathan returned the books to the library. V.
S.
D.O.
N O U N S A S D I R E C T O B J E C T S 47Lesson 8 Nouns as
Indirect Objects
How is the noun Amy used in the following sentence?
The crowd gave Amy a cheer.
S.
V.
?
D.O.
Amy is the indirect object of the verb gave.
What Is an Indirect Object?
An indirect object is a word in the predicate that tells FORWHOM or TO WHOM something was done, or is being done,or will be done.Note that there are two nouns after the action verb gave: Amy and cheer. The noun
cheer is the direct object of gave because it answers the question WHAT? (The crowd gave
WHAT?) The noun Amy tells FOR WHOM the crowd gave a cheer. Therefore, Amy is the
indirect object of the verb gave.
S.
V.
I.O.
D.O.
The above sentence shows that an action verb can have both a direct object and an
indirect object in the same sentence.
Question:Which comes first in a sentence, the direct object or the indirect
object?
Answer:The indirect object always comes before the direct object. Note these
further examples:
A friend sent Marilyn a card.
I.O.
D.O.
(Marilyn is the indirect object because it tells TO WHOM a friend sent
a card.)
Carlos is buying Mrs. Lopez a gift.
(Mrs. Lopez is the indirect object because it tells FOR WHOM Carlos
is buying a gift.)
The firm pays its officers a salary.
(Officers is the indirect object because it tells TO WHOM the firm
pays a salary.)
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