A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
A proper noun functions the same as a common noun as an indirect object in a sentence.
Examples: I gave Pope Benedict a bowl of chili. (person)
They made The Louvre a stop on their itinerary. (place)
We sent the Red Cross a large donation, (thing)
Jim is a proper noun. As with any noun it can be a direct object, indirect object depending on how it is used in a sentence. Whether a noun is an indirect object does not depending on anything do do with the noun itself. The indirect object is indirectly affected by the action of the sentence. It is the subject of the sentence "Jim ate a hot dog." It is the direct object of "Sally kissed Jim." It is the indirect object of "Sally gave Jim a present."
No, "grandmother" is not an indirect object. It is a noun that typically serves as a subject or direct object in a sentence. An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object. For example, in the sentence "She gave her grandmother a present," "grandmother" is the indirect object.
Any noun can function as an indirect object. A noun is used as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition. Example sentence for the noun 'president' as indirect object: The minister brought the president some bad news. (the direct object is 'news', the indirect object is 'president')
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.
The word 'Daedalus' is a noun, a proper noun, the name of a character in Greek mythology; a word for a person.A noun can function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, as the direct or indirect object of a verb, and as the object of a preposition.
indirect object
The noun 'story' can be used for any function of a noun, the subject of a sentence, the direct object or indirect object of a verb, and the object of a preposition. Examples: Subject: The story was a good one. Direct object: Grandma told a story of her childhood. Indirect object: What is the name of the story? (object of the preposition 'of')
The predicate of a sentence is everything that is not the subject of the sentence, including the verb. A predicate noun is a noun that is part of the sentence that comes after the verb for the direct object, indirect object, and noun clauses.
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'.
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"John acknowledged winning the money."The nouns in the sentence are:John; proper noun, subject of the sentencewinning; gerund, direct object of the verb 'acknowledged'money; common noun, indirect object of the verb 'acknowledged'
John brought Brenda some flowers. (the direct object of 'brought' is flowers; the indirect object of 'brought' is 'Brenda'; John didn't bring Brenda, he brought flowers)