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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Indirect objects

What is an indirect object, and can you give me a sentence illustrating this? Thanks.
  

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Briefly, the indirect object receives the direct object. I gave Mary a surprise birthday. They gave us a phone call last night.

— Philip

  • Briefly, the indirect object receives the direct object.
  • I gave Mary a surprise birthday.
  • They gave us a phone call last night.
  • She sent me a telegram from Europe.
  • The preposition to is sometimes used, so some people think of this as a prepositional phrase.
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Briefly, the indirect object receives the direct object.

I gave Mary a surprise birthday.

They gave us a phone call last night.

She sent me a telegram from Europe.

The preposition to is sometimes used, so some people think of this as a prepositional phrase.
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