Question

The doctor prescribed medicines to her. (Identify the sentence pattern)

Answer 1

Answer:

Past tense

Explanation:

Does the sentence pattern mean in which tense it is in?

Answer 2

Here is your answer:

S+V+DO+IO.

Subject+Verb+Indirect Object+Direct Object.

The doctor  prescribed  medicines  to her.

   S                   V                  DO           IO

Direct object

A direct object is a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that is directly affected by the action of a verb

Examples

I saw her in the bus. (‘her’ is the direct object)

Indirect object

An indirect object is a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun to which an action is done to. It is usually used after verbs.

Example

Give him the money. (‘him’ is the indirect object and ‘money is the direct object)