Some examples of verbs that can be used in the structure: [subject] [verb] [indirect object] [direct object]
* bake - He baked her a cake. * make - He made her a present. * buy - He bought her a present. * hire - He hired her a car. * lend - He lent her some money. * send - He sent her a letter. * give - He gave her a cake. * show - He showed her the answer. * write - He wrote her a letter. * read - He read her the letter. * ask - He asked her a question. * tell - He told her the answer.
These verbs usually have meanings that are about transferring something from one person to another (a physical item or a piece of information). You will find more if you do a search for ditransitive verbs.
Most of these verbs can also appear in structures in which the direct object appears before the indirect object:
With preposition 'for' introducing the indirect object:
* He baked/made/bought/hired something for her.
With preposition 'to' introducing the indirect object:
* He lent/sent/gave/showed/wrote/read something to her.
Note: There are also verbs like 'bet' which can take four arguments:
* [He] bet [her] [a thousand dollars] [that his team would win].
Sure! An example of the s-tv-io-do (subject-transitive verb-indirect object-direct object) pattern is "She gave him the book." In this sentence, "She" is the subject, "gave" is the transitive verb, "him" is the indirect object, and "the book" is the direct object.
She (subject) watched (transitive verb) the movie (direct object). They (subject) cooked (transitive verb) dinner (direct object). He (subject) read (transitive verb) the book (direct object). The students (subject) completed (transitive verb) the assignment (direct object).
The girl/ gave/ him/ a book. The monkey/ showed/ her/ his bottom. The cactus/ gave/ them/ an idea. Subject / Verb / Indirect object / Direct object. You can check that these are indirect objects by testing whether you can put 'to' in front of them without altering the meaning. The girl/ gave/ to him/ a book. subject verb direct object
No, "story" is not typically considered an indirect object. In a sentence, the indirect object usually receives the direct object. For example, in the sentence "She gave him a story," "him" is the indirect object and "a story" is the direct object.
Linking verbs, also known as copular verbs, do not take a direct object and therefore do not function as transitive verbs. They serve to connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement or adjective that describes or renames the subject.
Anna offers flowers to her customers
Sure! An example of the s-tv-io-do (subject-transitive verb-indirect object-direct object) pattern is "She gave him the book." In this sentence, "She" is the subject, "gave" is the transitive verb, "him" is the indirect object, and "the book" is the direct object.
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Anna offers flowers to her customers
A transitive verb has an immediately following object which can be converted into the subject of a corresponding passive verb. For instance "has" in the preceding sentence is not transitive, because the following is not grammatical: *"An immediately following object is had by a transitive verb."
Teenage grammar slang for : Subject - Transitive Verb - Indirect Object - Direct Object sentence formation pattern.