A direct object does answer what or whom.
A word that answers what or whom when, asked after the verb, is a direct object. An indirect object or an object of a preposition answers what or whom. A direct object, indirect object, and object of a preposition are nouns or pronouns.
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 object is part of a sentence that refers to someone or something involved in the subject's performance of the verb. A direct object answers the question, What. An indirect object answers the question, to or for whom.
A direct object answers what or whom. ex: Give me a dollar. (give me what) ex: I reported him to the police. (reported 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.
A word that answers what or whom when, asked after the verb, is a direct object. An indirect object or an object of a preposition answers what or whom. A direct object, indirect object, and object of a preposition are nouns or pronouns.
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 object is part of a sentence that refers to someone or something involved in the subject's performance of the verb. A direct object answers the question, What. An indirect object answers the question, to or for whom.
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION OF NOUNS Direct Object -answers the question what/whom Indirect Object -tells for whom/to whom -after the verb but before the direct object Object of the Preposition -after a preposition Example: Guiana gave Liana chocolates inside the classroom. chocolates -direct object Liana -indirect object Classroom -object of the preposition
A direct object answers what or whom. ex: Give me a dollar. (give me what) ex: I reported him to the police. (reported whom)
direct object answers what to the verb and indirect object answers who to the verb.
An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that follows an action verb, receives the direct object, and answers: To whom and To what.
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
an indirect object
What or whom
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.)