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Question:
Underline the two objects in each of the following sentences. Write D for direct object and I for indirect object.
Answers:
a) I gifted this pen to mother. [Prepositional phrase]
✳ Pen - Direct object, D
✳ Mother - Indirect object, I
b) Peter showed the pictures to his friends. [Prepositional phrase]
✳ Pictures - Direct object, D
✳ Friends - Indirect object, I
c) Can you lend me some money?
✳ Money - Direct object, D
✳ Me - Indirect object, I
d) Tom asked the teacher a question.
✳ Question - Direct object, D
✳ Teacher - Indirect object, I
e) A kind man showed us the way.
✳ The way - Direct object, D
✳ Us - Indirect object, I
f) Grandmother sent me a postcard from France.
✳ A postcard from France - Direct object, D
✳ Me - Indirect object, I
Object:
An object is a part of the sentence that receives the action given by the subject. There are two types of objects:
✳ Direct object
✳ Indirect object
⇒ Direct object
The direct object of a sentence answers the question what or who when asked to the subject. We get the answer directly. All sentences have a direct object.
An example:
Anu drinks juice. ----- Sentence
Anu drinks what? ----- Question
Juice ----- The answer as well as the direct object
⇒ Indirect object
The indirect object of a sentence is the secondary part which details the situation. It gives answers to the question to whom or for what. The part of the indirect object is not compulsory and can be omitted if required. An indirect object is always placed between a verb and an object.
An example:
Samuel submitted the invigilator his answer sheet. ----- Sentence
Samuel submitted his answer sheet to whom? ----- Question
The invigilator ----- The answer as well as the indirect object
⇒ Prepositional phrase
A prepositional phrase is a small phrase which contains a preposition. It also gives information when asked to whom but it is located at the end of the sentence, after the direct object. Hence, it cannot be taken as an indirect object and must be called prepositional phrase itself.
For example,
They gave the pen to Avantika. ----- Sentence
They gave the pen to whom? ------ Question
To Avantika ----- Answer and the prepositional phrase [notice the preposition to in the sentence]