Food is the direct object. This sentence does not have an indirect object. The D.O. answers the question "the dog ate what?" An indirect object would answer the question "for whom / to whom / for what?" as in "I gave the dog a bone." I gave what? A bone (D.O.) I gave the bone to whom? The dog (I.O.)
Yes, the noun 'dog' is the indirect object of the verb gave.The direct object of the verb 'gave' is the noun phrase 'dish of water'.
The boy kicked the ball. The boy is the subject, kicked is the verb and the ball is the direct object We drank water. We is the subject, drank is the verb and water the direct object. They sent him a letter. This is really They sent a letter to him. They is the subject, sent the verb and a letter is the direct object. to him is the indirect object.
The direct object is the word that receives the action of the verb. Examples:The dog chased the cat. ('cat' is the direct object of the verb 'chased')The cat caught a mouse. ('mouse' is the direct object of the verb 'caught')Who ate the cookies? ('cookies' is the direct object of the verb 'ate')I gave the cake to him. ('cake' is the direct object, it directly receives the action of the verb 'gave'; him is the indirect object, object of the preposition 'to')I gave the dog a bone. ('bone' is the direct object of the verb 'gave'; 'dog' is the indirect object)
Jim is a proper noun. As with any noun it can be a direct object, indirect object depending on how it is used in a sentence. Whether a noun is an indirect object does not depending on anything do do with the noun itself. The indirect object is indirectly affected by the action of the sentence. It is the subject of the sentence "Jim ate a hot dog." It is the direct object of "Sally kissed Jim." It is the indirect object of "Sally gave Jim a present."
Direct object: food Indirect object: dog
I gave my dog a bone ('my dog' = indirect object; 'a bone' = direct object). They called me a taxi. (taxi - direct object, me- indirect object)
Small by itself cannot be an object. With a noun it can - small dog small house etc. Then it can be either an indirect or direct object. Direct - I saw a small dog. Indirect - I gave the small dog a biscuit.
Food is the direct object. This sentence does not have an indirect object. The D.O. answers the question "the dog ate what?" An indirect object would answer the question "for whom / to whom / for what?" as in "I gave the dog a bone." I gave what? A bone (D.O.) I gave the bone to whom? The dog (I.O.)
Yes, the noun 'dog' is the indirect object of the verb gave.The direct object of the verb 'gave' is the noun phrase 'dish of water'.
An indirect object typically appears before the direct object in a sentence and answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is being done. For example, in the sentence "Laura gave Alex a book," "Alex" is the indirect object as the recipient of the action of giving.
yard is an indirect object. There is no direct object.
Yes, a noun clause can be used as a direct or indirect subject in a sentence. For example, "What she said" (direct subject) and "Whether he will come" (indirect subject) are both noun clauses functioning as subjects in sentences.
A direct object has something done to it, for example:She ate the carrot.We passed the exam.In the above sentences, "the carrot" and "the exam" are direct objects. They are very common in both spoken and written English.An indirect object is another noun or pronoun governed by the verb, but not in the same direct way. This is much clearer with a few examples. In the sentences below, the indirect object is bold, and the direct object italicized:Give me your phone number.Tell your sister the answer to the first question.Please find the dog a new kennel.The indirect object can generally be replaced using a preposition:Give your phone number to me. ["To me" is a prepositional phrase.]Please find a new kennel for the dog. ["For the dog" is a prepositional phrase.]and a direct object is usually a name of a thing and an indirect object is a name of a person
The boy kicked the ball. The boy is the subject, kicked is the verb and the ball is the direct object We drank water. We is the subject, drank is the verb and water the direct object. They sent him a letter. This is really They sent a letter to him. They is the subject, sent the verb and a letter is the direct object. to him is the indirect object.
The direct object is the word that receives the action of the verb. Examples:The dog chased the cat. ('cat' is the direct object of the verb 'chased')The cat caught a mouse. ('mouse' is the direct object of the verb 'caught')Who ate the cookies? ('cookies' is the direct object of the verb 'ate')I gave the cake to him. ('cake' is the direct object, it directly receives the action of the verb 'gave'; him is the indirect object, object of the preposition 'to')I gave the dog a bone. ('bone' is the direct object of the verb 'gave'; 'dog' is the indirect object)
Jim is a proper noun. As with any noun it can be a direct object, indirect object depending on how it is used in a sentence. Whether a noun is an indirect object does not depending on anything do do with the noun itself. The indirect object is indirectly affected by the action of the sentence. It is the subject of the sentence "Jim ate a hot dog." It is the direct object of "Sally kissed Jim." It is the indirect object of "Sally gave Jim a present."