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Indirect vs direct objects

In the sentence, "You make me smile," is "me" an indirect object or a direct object?
  

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Anonymous In the sentence, "You make me smile," is "me" an indirect object or a direct object? It is a direct object.

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  • Anonymous In the sentence, "You make me smile," is "me" an indirect object or a direct object?
  • It is a direct object.
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AnonymousIn the sentence, "You make me smile," is "me" an indirect object or a direct object?
It is a direct object.
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AnonymousIn the sentence, "You make me smile," is "me" an indirect object or a direct object?
It's a direct object in the surface structure, but if you analyze it more deeply, it's the subject of a non-finite clause which is the complement of a causative verb.

You [ make [ me smile ] ]. (You cause that I smile.)

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