| Learning
objectives |
 In
this lesson you will learn the
definition of an indirect object and study examples
of indirect objects. |
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| Definition of an indirect object |
- An indirect object is a word(s):
- which is usually the recipient of the
direct object
- To determine if a
verb in a
sentence has an indirect object:
- Do the following:
- find the
verb
- then ask a question about the
verb using "to whom", "to what", "for whom", or "for what"
- if there is an answer to this question in
the
sentence, then that word(s) is the indirect object
- Example: The teacher handed
the paper to the student.
- the
verb is handed
- the question would be: The teacher handed
the paper to whom?
- the answer is the student, which is the
indirect object
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| Examples of indirect objects |
- The teacher read the book to the students.
- The manager gave the report to the secretary.
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