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What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?: Difference between revisions
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What is an Object? | What is an Object? | ||
An object is a word in a sentence placed after a verb that gives the verb additional meaning. Objects can be nouns, pronouns, or a group of words acting as a noun or pronoun. Objects are also classified as direct or | An object is a word in a sentence placed after a verb that gives the verb additional meaning. Objects can be nouns, pronouns, or a group of words acting as a noun or pronoun. Objects are also classified as direct or indirect. | ||
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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>? | ||