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What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?: Difference between revisions
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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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:Johnny threw <u>his dog</> the tennis ball. | |||
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. | ||