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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.)
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I gave my dog a bone ('my dog' = indirect object; 'a bone' = direct object). They called me a taxi. (taxi - direct object, me- indirect object)
Phylis quite zanily gave the dog a bone.
An indirect object is always a noun (or an equivalent phrase). I gave the dog a bone -- "the dog" is the indirect object.
The dog see's a reflection of him with the bone and thinks it is another dog with another bone.
The Dog and the Bone is one of Aesop's fables
A ham bone would definitely NOT be the cause. If the dog is old, death comes naturally between the ages of 14-17.
The direct object is the word that receives the action of the verb. Examples:The dog chased the cat. ('cat' is the direct object of the verb 'chased')The cat caught a mouse. ('mouse' is the direct object of the verb 'caught')Who ate the cookies? ('cookies' is the direct object of the verb 'ate')I gave the cake to him. ('cake' is the direct object, it directly receives the action of the verb 'gave'; him is the indirect object, object of the preposition 'to')I gave the dog a bone. ('bone' is the direct object of the verb 'gave'; 'dog' is the indirect object)
A patient dog eat the fattest bone
A dog fetching a bone is a fine example of a treat. (for the dog)