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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 main character in a novel or story is the central figure around whom the plot revolves. They are usually the character whose actions and decisions drive the narrative forward.
Leo Tolstoy
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Louis the thirteenth.
According to astronomers, some of whom work at NASA, there are almost exactly 365 1/4 days in a year. That is what makes a year a year.
The Peace Corps put the Biblical admonition 'to whom much is given much is expected' into action by sending volunteers from the U.S. around the world to help with projects such as economic development. The agency was founded in 1961.
A direct object receives the action of the verb directly, while an indirect object receives the action indirectly and usually answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is done.
The subject receives the action of the verb. The dog chased the cat. what was chased = the cat.
In formal speech and in writing the difference between "who" and "whom" is exactly the same as the difference between "he" and "him." That is "who" can only be the subject of a verb and in all other cases "whom" is correct. Always use "whom" as the object of a verb or a preposition, as in to whom it may concern, for whom the bell tolls.
The indirect object in a sentence indicates the recipient of the action or the person for whom the action is done. It typically answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is done. It often comes before the direct object in a sentence.
Whom do you ask is correct.It is a matter of subjects and objects. Who is used grammatically as a subject when a nominative pronoun such as I or he can be used. Whom is the object of a preposition or a verb.Think about it this way: which one is performing the action? Remember, the example sentence is a question, so is flipped around. If you were to make it a statement, ir might read instead, You ask whom.I could bore you with a diagram of the sentence, but that wouldn't really help much. Think about who is performing the action (The subject predicates the object--You is doing the asking; whom is being asked.)