indirect object

The sentence contains no direct or indirect object. Fox is head of the noun phrase the quick brown fox, which is subject of the main clause; dog is head of the noun phrase the lazy dog, which is subject of the subordinate clause if the lazy dog was getting annoyed with him; and him is object of the preposition with.

Hi Aspara Gus

Please tell me if this is OK.

"The quick brown fox wondered if the lazy dog was getting annoyed with him."

I think this is a complex sentence with the main clause "The quick brown fox wondered " and the subordinate clause -noun clause - "if the lazy dog was getting annoyed with him"

Is there an Indirect Object in the following sentence?

The tall man made dinner with his feet.

Hi, vsuresh,

The main clause is the entire sentence.
If the lazy dog was getting annoyed with him is a content clause (a type of subordinate clause), not a noun. The verb wonder usually doesn’t even take an NP.

Thank you, Aspara Gus.

Dinner is the direct object.

"his feet" is the object of the preposition with.

AnonymousIndirect Object

Here’s a sentence containing an indirect object:

The man made his wife [iO] dinner [DO].

In basic clauses like this the indirect object precedes the direct object, and the indirect object never occurs after a preposition. Dinner is said to be a direct object because it is more directly involved in

Aspara GusIn basic clauses like this the indirect object precedes the direct object, and the indirect object never occurs after a preposition. Dinner is said to be a direct object because it is more directly involved in being acted on than the referent of the indirect object. The dinner is what is being prepared or cooked, whereas his wife ‘receives’ the dinner.