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What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?: Difference between revisions
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Concerning objects: | Concerning objects: | ||
*Although a direct object may be a group of words, it will never be a prepositional phrase. | *Although a direct object may be a group of words, it will never be a prepositional phrase. | ||
*An indirect object may be found in a prepositional phrase. | |||
*Generally, the subject is completing an action, the direct object is being acted on, and the verb is in the active voice. | *Generally, the subject is completing an action, the direct object is being acted on, and the verb is in the active voice. | ||
*Not all sentences will have direct or indirect objects. | *Not all sentences will have direct or indirect objects. | ||