There is no indirect object. Teacher is the subject, gave is the verb, love is the direct object, and to the children is the prep phrase.
An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object. For example, in the sentence "I gave the book to her," "her" is the indirect object because she is the recipient of the book (the direct object).
"The class" is the indirect object. In English, the indirect object is usually something that could also be expressed by putting "to" in front of it. The sentence could be rephrased "The teacher told a story to the class."
Direct Object: "a proverb" Indirect Object: "The students" You know this because you can ask the following questions: Q: What is the teacher reading? A: A proverb Because the teacher is reading a proverb (and not the students), a proverb is the object. Q: To whom is she reading? A: The students Because the proverb is being read to the students, the students are the indirect object.
Nouns in the objective case function as the direct or indirect object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition.Examples:Aunt Jane made cookies for the children. (the noun 'cookies' is the direct object of the verb 'made')Aunt Jane made the children cookies. (the noun 'children' is the indirect object of the verb 'made')Aunt Jane made cookies for the children. (the noun 'children' is the object of the preposition 'for')
The girl/ gave/ him/ a book. The monkey/ showed/ her/ his bottom. The cactus/ gave/ them/ an idea. Subject / Verb / Indirect object / Direct object. You can check that these are indirect objects by testing whether you can put 'to' in front of them without altering the meaning. The girl/ gave/ to him/ a book. subject verb direct object
indirect object
An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object. For example, in the sentence "I gave the book to her," "her" is the indirect object because she is the recipient of the book (the direct object).
"The class" is the indirect object. In English, the indirect object is usually something that could also be expressed by putting "to" in front of it. The sentence could be rephrased "The teacher told a story to the class."
The word children is the plural form of the noun child. A noun can be the subject of a sentence or clause, the direct or indirect object of a verb, or the object of a preposition. Examples: Direct object: She brought the children to the picnic. Indirect object: She made the children some sandwiches. Object of the preposition: She served the sandwiches to the children.
"proverb" is the direct object, "students" is the indirect object.
Direct Object: "a proverb" Indirect Object: "The students" You know this because you can ask the following questions: Q: What is the teacher reading? A: A proverb Because the teacher is reading a proverb (and not the students), a proverb is the object. Q: To whom is she reading? A: The students Because the proverb is being read to the students, the students are the indirect object.
A noun functioning as an object in a sentence can be:the direct object of a verb;the indirect object of a verb;the object of a preposition;an object complement.Examples:My mother called my teacher for the assignment. (direct object)Jack gave the teacher a note from his mother. (indirect object)Jill brought an apple for the teacher. (object of the preposition)We met Ms. Moon, your teacher, at the conference. (object complement)
The indirect object of the sentence is children (The priests taught reading and writing to children.)
An abstract noun is used as an indirect object exactly the same as a concrete noun or a pronoun is used as an indirect object. Examples:We can have the melon for breakfast.He will be here in an hour.The teacher like my report on civil rights.
Nouns in the objective case function as the direct or indirect object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition.Examples:Aunt Jane made cookies for the children. (the noun 'cookies' is the direct object of the verb 'made')Aunt Jane made the children cookies. (the noun 'children' is the indirect object of the verb 'made')Aunt Jane made cookies for the children. (the noun 'children' is the object of the preposition 'for')
An 'object noun' is a noun that functions as the object of a verb or a preposition.Examples:The dog ate my homework. (the noun 'homework is the direct object of the verb 'ate')I gave the teacher flowers. (the noun 'teacher' is the indirect object of the verb 'gave'; the direct object is the noun 'flowers')The teacher gave me an A for effort. (the noun 'effort' is the object of the preposition 'for')
A noun functions as:the subject of a sentencethe subject of a clausethe direct or indirect object of a verbthe object of a prepositiona predicate nominative (subject complement)an object complementa noun of direct addressa possessive nouna collective nounan attributive noun (a noun adjunct)