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The indirect object specifies the thing or person to which the direct object applies.

"The manager showed us his latest award." (direct object is "award")

"He gave us nice Christmas presents." (direct object is "presents")

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Can a sentence have an indirect object without having a direct object?

Of course it can. He spoke to me has no direct object.It also doesn't have an indirect object: "to me" is a prepositional phrase (and "me" is a prepositional object).There is an example of a sentence with an indirect object but no direct object, but only in American: "*Write your grandmother.", meaning "Write to your grandmother.". (When folks on television say, "Write this address!", I want to complain that I've tried writing the address but it just sits there on the piece of paper...!)


Subject intransive verb indirect object direct object and object compliment?

In a sentence, the subject is the performer of the action, the intransitive verb doesn't require a direct object to complete its meaning, the indirect object is the recipient who benefits from the action, the direct object receives the action, and the object complement provides more information about the direct object.


How do you change Quiero comprarles unos guantes a mis sobrinos How would you write this using an alternate placement for the indirect object pronouns?

When doing indirect object replacement you can either place the indirect object before a conjugated verb or connected to the end of an infinitive, or participle. In this case, the verb phrase is "Quiero comprarles" and the indirect object is connected to the end of the infinitive. An alternative placement would be before the conjugated verb "Les quiero comprar".


How do you use a program as a direct object?

To use a program as a direct object, you simply perform an action on the program directly. For example, "I use the program to edit photos." The program is the direct object in this sentence because it is the recipient of the action of being used.


Is she wrote 2 words on the board a noun or verb?

The parts of speech are:she-pronoun (subject of the sentence)wrote-verbtwo-adjectivewords-noun (direct object)board-noun (indirect object)

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Can a sentence have an indirect object without having a direct object?

Of course it can. He spoke to me has no direct object.It also doesn't have an indirect object: "to me" is a prepositional phrase (and "me" is a prepositional object).There is an example of a sentence with an indirect object but no direct object, but only in American: "*Write your grandmother.", meaning "Write to your grandmother.". (When folks on television say, "Write this address!", I want to complain that I've tried writing the address but it just sits there on the piece of paper...!)


What is a the indirect object in the following sentence george wrote the manager a letter?

The manager.The subject is George and the verb is write (past wrote). If you ask the question what did George write? The answer is a letter, this is the direct object.So the manger is the indirect object. The indirect object can usually have for or to before it.George wrote a letter to the manager


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Subject intransive verb indirect object direct object and object compliment?

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Why is it grammatically correct to say 'i will write you'?

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How do you diagram direct objects and indirect objects?

direct object - you put a straight line that ends when you meet the main line and then write the direct object I'm not sure about the indirect object...I've been trying to figure that out to do my homework : (


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