The answer to "what" must be a noun or a pronoun that refers to things. It could be the subject or direct object of the sentence. Ex. What ingredient is needed for the cookies? Sugar is needed. (Subject.) What is he buying? He is buying a car. (direct object.) For whom, the answer is going to be a person or people, and it will be the direct object of the sentence. (The answer for who would be the subject.) Ex. Whom are you taking to the dance? (Notice how you is the subject.) I am taking Bruno. (Bruno is the direct object of the sentence. (For who-- Who is taking Bruno to the dance? Bruno is still the direct object. I am taking Bruno. I is the subject.)
A noun or pronoun in the form of an object of a preposition answers what or whom. A noun or pronoun as an indirect or direct object also answer what or whom.
an indirect object
what comes after the verb, answers the question "to whom"? or " for whom"?
An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that follows an action verb, receives the direct object, and answers: To whom and To what.
"What" is a pronoun. It's the object form of "who", meaning that's used after prepostions ("to whom, by whom") and in formal speech as the direct object of verbs (whom should I tell?) "What" can be a pronoun, adjective, or adverb. In "What did you say?" it's a pronoun. In "what books have you read?" it's an adjective. In "what with one thing and another, this is hard" it's an adverb.
Food is the direct object. This sentence does not have an indirect object. The D.O. answers the question "the dog ate what?" An indirect object would answer the question "for whom / to whom / for what?" as in "I gave the dog a bone." I gave what? A bone (D.O.) I gave the bone to whom? The dog (I.O.)
D.O. is what or whom I.O. is to whom or for whom
There is more than one part of a sentence that can answer those questions.The subject is who or what the sentence is about. It acts, is acted upon, or is described.An "object" noun in a sentence can be the recipient of an action. A direct object receives the action (what or whom), while an indirect object is one to whomor for whom the action is done.
Give the letter to Mary. to whom?The letter is for Mary. for whom?
Can you provide more context or specify what you are looking for answers to?
A noun that answers the question "To Whom?" ot "To What?" or "For Whom?" or "For What?"
"Answers what" refers to providing information or clarification about a topic or question, while "answers whom" refers to identifying the person or entity that is the subject of a question.
Proper nouns
The part of speech that answers "what" or "whom" in a sentence is a pronoun. Pronouns are words like "he," "she," "it," "they," "who," and "what" that replace nouns in a sentence.
an indirect object
Whom = ος / η / ο . Hope that answers your question.
The subject of a sentence answers the question "what" or "whom." It refers to the person or thing that is performing the action or being described in the sentence.
The indirect object in a sentence tells to whom or for whom the action is being done. It usually answers the question "to whom" or "for whom." For example, in the sentence "I gave her a book," "her" is the indirect object indicating to whom the action of giving is done.
The accusative case answers the question "whom?" or "what?" in relation to the direct object of a sentence. The genitive case answers the question "whose?" or "of whom?" to show possession or relationship between nouns.
In terms of sentence construction it is called the 'subject'.