It could certainly be used as a direct object. For example:
'Please could you pass me the copy of The Lady which is on the table?'
It is less likely to be used as an indirect object. Here is one example:
'Please can you add these amendments to the copy of the document which is on my computer?'
Correction:
In the last sentence above, "copy" is the DIRECT object of the preposition "to". The expression "to the copy" functionssimilarly to an indirect object, but the noun is still technically an direct object.
"Copy" as an indirect object would be fairly uncommon, but an example would be:
I gave the copy a quick scan.
[Note: "copy" is also a verb.]
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)
Direct object: his first film. There is no indirect object.
Yes. In fact, a sentence must have a direct object in order to have an indirect object. (Note, however, that some consider the subject of a sentence in the passive voice to be an "implicit" indirect object, because it the sentence is changed to the active voice, the subject in the passive voice will often become an indirect object in the active voice.)
In the sentence "Please give her a copy of the article by tomorrow morning," the indirect object is "her." The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object, which in this case is "a copy of the article." The sentence indicates that the action of giving is being performed for "her."
"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)
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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Yes. In fact, a sentence must have a direct object in order to have an indirect object. (Note, however, that some consider the subject of a sentence in the passive voice to be an "implicit" indirect object, because it the sentence is changed to the active voice, the subject in the passive voice will often become an indirect object in the active voice.)
In the sentence "Your visit to the museum was educational", "visit" is the direct object. An indirect object would typically receive the direct object, such as in the sentence "I gave her a gift" where "her" is the indirect object receiving the direct object "gift".
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