Yes. We may say Give me the book or Give the book to me.
Certainly. 'Please give me that plate.' This is an alternative to 'Please give that plate to me.'
Yes, an indirect object can come before a direct object in a sentence. For example, "She gave him the book." "Him" is the indirect object receiving the book; "the book" is the direct object being given.
A direct or indirect object is a part of a sentence. A single word in isolation is neither a direct or indirect object. However, most nouns can be used in a sentence as either a direct or indirect object.
Direct- food Indirect- dog
An indirect object typically comes between the verb and the direct object in a sentence. It indicates to whom or for whom the action is being done. For example, in the sentence "She gave him a gift," "him" is the indirect object placed between the verb "gave" and the direct object "gift."
Certainly. 'Please give me that plate.' This is an alternative to 'Please give that plate to me.'
Yes, an indirect object can come before a direct object in a sentence. For example, "She gave him the book." "Him" is the indirect object receiving the book; "the book" is the direct object being given.
"You" can be either a direct or indirect object: It is a direct object in "I want to kiss you." It is an indirect object in "Henry is going to give you the tickets."
The direct object is "you"; the indirect object (I believe) is "this".
A direct or indirect object is a part of a sentence. A single word in isolation is neither a direct or indirect object. However, most nouns can be used in a sentence as either a direct or indirect object.
Direct- food Indirect- dog
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)
An indirect object typically comes between the verb and the direct object in a sentence. It indicates to whom or for whom the action is being done. For example, in the sentence "She gave him a gift," "him" is the indirect object placed between the verb "gave" and the direct object "gift."
In the sentence, the indirect object typically receives the direct object. Some common words that function as an indirect object include pronouns like 'him,' 'her,' 'them,' or nouns that come after the verb and before the direct object, such as 'Mary' in "I gave Mary the book."
This is how you can distinguish/recognize the indirect object from the direct object.The indirect object always goes before the direct object. (direct object is bold / indirect subject is italics)I gave Jim the book.The indirect object can be changed into a phrase beginning with to.I gave the book to Jim
Direct object: his first film. There is no indirect object.
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