Direct Object: The thing or person directly acted upon by the verb.
Indirect Object: The person or thing that indirectly benefits from the action of the verb.
Example:
* Sentence: I gave her (indirect object) a book (direct object).
* Explanation: "Her" is the indirect object because she is receiving the book (the direct object). The sentence answers the question "To whom did I give the book?"
Here are more examples:
* She wrote him a letter. (He is the indirect object, receiving the letter.)
* The teacher gave the students a quiz. (The students are the indirect object, receiving the quiz.)
* Please lend me your phone. (Me is the indirect object, receiving the loan of the phone.)
* Mom made her son a sandwich. (Her son is the indirect object, receiving the sandwich.)
Key points to remember:
* Indirect objects typically come before the direct object in the sentence.
* You can often rephrase the sentence to use the preposition "to" or "for" and still make sense: "I gave a book to her"
* Indirect objects can be pronouns (like "her," "him," "me") or nouns (like "brother," "teacher").
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