If you ask yourself the question 'what did the prince show?' (show is the verb), the answer is "his new boat" - this is the direct object
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The indirect object is "his friend". The indirect object can be changed into a phrase beginning to
or for
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The prince showed his new boat to his friend
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Yes. We may say Give me the book or Give the book to me.
There is no indirect object in the sentence, "Your friend tossed the ball to you."the noun 'ball' is the direct object of the verb 'tossed'The pronoun 'you' is the object of the preposition 'to'If the sentence were written, "Your friend tossed you the ball.", the pronoun 'you' is the indirect object of the verb 'tossed'. The noun 'ball' is still the direct object of the verb 'tossed'.
An indirect object in a sentence is a noun or pronoun that identifies the recipient of the action in a sentence. It answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is done. Example: "She gave her friend a gift." (The indirect object is "her friend.")
The proper noun Jim can be the subject of a sentence, the direct or indirect object of the sentence, or the object of a preposition. Examples: Subject: Jim is my friend. Direct object: There is Jim now. Indirect object: We gave Jim a gift for his birthday. Object of a preposition: It turned out to be a nice day for Jim.
He gave a gold coin. -- in this sentence the direct object is gold coin.He gave the beggar a gold coin. -- in this sentence the beggar is the indirect object.Another example:My brother gave his girl friend some roses. -- to find the direct object ask the question - what did my brother give? - the answer is roses so roses is the direct object. His girlfriend is the indirect object.The indirect object often comes after for or to.He called a taxi for me.My brother gave some roses to his girlfriend.
Well, hello there, friend! Let's paint a happy little picture with words. In the sentence "I gave the team a trophy," the word "team" is actually the direct object, not the indirect object. The indirect object in this sentence would be "a trophy," as it is the recipient of the action. Keep on painting those language landscapes, my friend!
The object pronouns are used as the direct or indirect object of a verb, and the object of a preposition.The objective pronouns are me, us, him, her, them, and whom.The pronouns you and it can be used as the subject or an object in a sentence.Examples:Today is Jim's birthday. I made him some cookies. (indirect object of the verb 'made')To whom should I give my completed application? (object of the preposition 'to')Jane, you are a good friend. (subject of the sentence)Thank you for helping me out. (direct objects of the verbs 'thank' and 'helping')
A noun (or a noun phrase) will function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.The word 'friend' is a noun.The term 'Jessica's cat' is a noun phrase.Examples:We brought Jessica's cat a friend to play with. (the noun 'friend' is the direct object of the verb 'brought' [brought what? a friend]; the noun phrase 'Jessica's cat is the indirect object of the verb brought)She called Jessica's cat her friend. (the noun phrase 'Jessica's cat' is the direct object of the verb 'called' [called who? Jessica's cat]; the noun 'friend' is the object complement [renames the 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
That sentence does not have a direct object. The verb needs to be transitive (a type of action verb) for the sentence to contain a direct object. "Is" is never a transitive verb because it's not an action. "Is" is a linking verb in that sentence.
its subject-verb-direct object.
In the phrase "Randy mailed a package" the word package is the direct object, and in the phrase "to his friend Jorge" the name Jorge is the direct object.