Direct Object:
* What or whom the verb acts upon.
* Answers the question "What?" or "Whom?" after the verb.
* Receives the action of the verb directly.
Example:
* "I gave the book to my friend."
* Verb: gave
* Direct Object: book (What did I give?)
Indirect Object:
* The person or thing that receives the direct object.
* Answers the question "To whom?" or "For whom?" after the verb.
* Receives the action of the verb indirectly.
Example:
* "I gave the book to my friend."
* Verb: gave
* Indirect Object: friend (To whom did I give the book?)
Key Points:
* A sentence can have a direct object without an indirect object.
* A sentence cannot have an indirect object without a direct object.
* You can often find the indirect object by looking for prepositions like "to" or "for".
Let's try a few more examples:
1. "She baked her mom a delicious pie."
* Direct Object: pie
* Indirect Object: mom
2. "The teacher assigned the students a challenging project."
* Direct Object: project
* Indirect Object: students
Do you want to try identifying the direct and indirect objects in a sentence? I'm ready to help!