Subject Complements

Girl is the indirect object answering the question "for whom" and candygram answers the question "what."

Thelma answers the question "for whom" and song answers the question "what" in this sentence.

Once again, this is the basic definition of both direct and indirect objects.

In order for an indirect object to appear, the sentence MUST have a direct object!

Sherry is the subject, dollar is the direct object, Diet Coke is the object of the preposition, and finally, Arlene is the indirect object that answers the question "for whom?"

It is just the oppositite. The indirect object is always BEFORE the direct object.

This is part of the basic definition of a direct object.

Lesa answers the question "for whom" and omelette answers the question "what" in this sentence.

This is one of those facts you have to nail down. That noun or pronoun following the preposition belongs to it; the preposition is jealous and won't share. The transitive verb gets to have the direct and indirect objects all to itself.

You just have to know this, guys!

Teresa answer the question "to whom?" for the the verb gave. Hat is the direct object, and birthday is the object of the preposition.

There is NO indirect object! Nails is the direct object, and polish is the object of the preposition.

Dollars answer the question "what?" about the verb paid. The poor woman needed a break from the notorious Jimmy!

Think of the acronym VIDEO to help you remember the order in a sentence—verb, indirect object, direct object.

A transitive verb is a type of verb that can take a direct object. This means that the action of the verb is done to someone or something. For example, in the sentence "She ate an apple," the verb "ate" is transitive because it has a direct object "an apple." The direct object receives the action of the verb. In contrast, an intransitive verb does not take a direct object. So, the correct answer is transitive.

A sentence can have more than one direct object when a verb acts on multiple objects. This is often seen in sentences with compound direct objects, where two or more nouns or pronouns receive the action of the verb. For example, in the sentence "She bought apples and oranges," both "apples" and "oranges" are direct objects of the verb "bought."

This is part of the definition of an indirect object.

There is no direct object in this sentence. The action verb died has no object but an adverb, yesterday, telling you when the cursed phone gave up the ghost. Technology!

Did I get you? This sentence only has a direct object—soup. Bugs Bunny is the object of the preposition. This cartoon was fun to see because Bugs was outwitted by Mama Bear.

Championship is an adjective in this sentence. Scrabble is the object of the preposition and therefore NOT a direct object.