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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
===Transitive Verbs=== | |||
'''Direct Object''' | ===='''Direct Object'''==== | ||
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 ''whom'' or ''what''? | 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 ''whom'' or ''what''? | ||
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'''Indirect Object''' | ===='''Indirect Object'''==== | ||
Some sentences also contain indirect objects. An indirect object is the receiver of the direct object. They are similar to direct objects, because they are nouns or pronouns. The difference between the two is the question that the object answers. An indirect object answers the question <i>for whom, for what, to whom</i>, or <i>to what?</i> | Some sentences also contain indirect objects. An indirect object is the receiver of the direct object. They are similar to direct objects, because they are nouns or pronouns. The difference between the two is the question that the object answers. An indirect object answers the question <i>for whom, for what, to whom</i>, or <i>to what?</i> | ||
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This example answers <i>to whom</i> Johnny threw the tennis ball. If a sentence has an indirect object, it must also have a direct object. This sentence's direct object is "the tennis ball," because it answers <i>what</i> Johnny threw. | This example answers <i>to whom</i> Johnny threw the tennis ball. If a sentence has an indirect object, it must also have a direct object. This sentence's direct object is "the tennis ball," because it answers <i>what</i> Johnny threw. | ||
===Intransitive Verbs=== | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||