Sentence Structure: Direct and Indirect Object
https://college.cengage.com/english/raimes/digitalkeys/keyshtml/senten34.htmSome verbs can be followed by both a direct object ( do) and an indirect object ( io) - the person or thing to whom or what or for whom or what something is done: give, send, show, tell, teach, find, sell, ask, offer, pay, pass, and hand. The indirect object follows the verb and precedes the direct object. He gave his mother some flowers.
Direct and indirect objects - English Grammar
www.englishgrammar.org › direct-indirect-objects-2Jan 22, 2014 · Object – him; object complement – mayor. The indirect object identifies the person/thing for whom/what the action of the verb is performed. The indirect object is usually a person or thing. Study the examples given below. My mother bought me a necklace. (Indirect object – me; direct object – necklace) John told Peter a story. (Indirect object – Peter; direct object – story)
Sentence Pattern Three: Subject–Verb–Indirect Object–Direct ...
college.cengage.com › pattern_3This pattern adds one more element to that of Sentence Pattern Two. That element is called the indirect object. The pattern is subject plus action verb plus indirect object plus direct object. Many times, the indirect object is found by asking To whom? or To what? after the verb and the direct object. The questions go like this: The subject did what to whom? Look at the examples to see this pattern.