WHAT IS THE IDENTITY OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECT HOW CAN WE FIND THEM IN A SENTENCE

When we talk about any sentence with a transitive verb, the subject which follows that verb is always a direct object. Direct objects can be nouns, pronouns, phrases as well as clauses many a times. If the subject and verb in a particular sentence is identified, it is very easy to locate the direct object.

Instances of the same are:

• I fought with a lion.

• They sell cars.

• He threw the jar.

To identify indirect object, we first need to locate the direct object in the sentence. The indirect object is often used right before a direct object and never follows a preposition.

Remember one very important thing to locate an indirect object:

When someone [or something] gets the direct object, that word is the indirect object.

Instances to understand the same are:

• He bought his daughter a beautiful dress.

• They showed him the way down the lane.

Here, 'him' and 'daughter' becomes the indirect object.

Hope this explanation cleared your doubt on the concerned topic.