Before we learn what are direct object and indirect object, let us understand what is an object.
Object is the receiver of an action. It means a subject does something to an object. An object is either a person or a thing that gets influenced by the action of a subject.
An object comes after a verb.
- You invited him.
- He tells a story.
In the above given sentences, 'him' and 'a story' are objects, as they come after verbs 'invited' and 'tells' respectively, and they receive the actions. The object 'him' talks about someone who is benefited by the action, whereas the object 'a story' talks about something that gets affected by the action.
Direct Object & Indirect Object
When an object directly receives the action, it is a direct object.
- She explained the rules.
- He told a lie.
In the sentences above, 'the rules' and 'a lie' are direct objects, as they directly receive the actions.
When an object receives a direct object, it is an indirect object.
- She explained him the rules.
- He told me a lie.
In the sentences above, 'him' and 'me' are indirect objects, as they receive direct objects 'the rules' and 'a lie' respectively.
More examples:
Subject Verb Indirect object Direct object
She taught them a lesson.
I gave him a gift.
They brought me some flowers.
He made me the bill.
We can also place a direct object first. We use 'to' or 'for' before an indirect object, when an indirect object comes after a direct object.
Subject Verb Direct object To/ For Indirect object
She taught a lesson to them.
I gave a gift to him.
They brought some flowers for me.
He made the bill for me.
In the second pattern,
- Verbs that take 'To':
bring, feed, give, hand, lend, send, offer, owe, pass, pay, post, promise, read, sell, show, take, teach, throw, write
- Verbs that take 'For':
book, bring, build, buy, choose, cook, fetch, find, get, leave, make, order, pick, reserve, save
Buddham welcomes queries, if you have any.
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