The Indirect Object: The Receiver of the Direct Object
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Jim
threw
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John
Click on the Indirect Object in the following sentences.
Then Jim threw John the ball.
The Indirect Object is highlighted in the following sentence.
The indirect object is the word that describes who or what indirectly receives the action of the sentence by receiving the direct object.
The Indirect Object:
The Subject does the action (verb) to the Direct Object. Sometimes, the Direct Object is directed to something else. The word that describes the intended goal of the Direct Object is called the Indirect Object.
I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. -Eph. 4:1
English Grammar Review
Hint: The Indirect Object can be located by asking "to whom?"
The I.O. can be changed to reflect the implied "to ________"
e.g. "To whom did Jim throw the ball?" "Jim threw the ball to John."
The I.O. can be changed to reflect the implied "to ________"
e.g. "To whom did Jim throw the ball?" "Jim threw the ball to John."