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What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?: Difference between revisions
What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object? (view source)
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An easy way to determine if there is a direct object is to set apart the verb from the rest of the sentence and ask the question <i>for whom</i> or <i>what</i>? | An easy way to determine if there is a direct object is to set apart the verb from the rest of the sentence and ask the question <i>for whom</i> or <i>what</i>? | ||
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<li>Example 2: I packed <u>what I needed</u> into my suitcase.</li> | <li>Example 2: I packed <u>what I needed</u> into my suitcase.</li> | ||
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To identify the direct object, one must ask | To identify the direct object, one must ask ''who'' or ''what'' did the girl kick? In this example, the direct object is "the soccer ball," because it identifies <i>what</i> the girl kicked. The second example answers the same question. Here, the group of words "what I needed" is the acting as a noun. By answering <i>what</i> is being packed, the group of words is also a direct object. | ||