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Indirect object
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- 1The indirect noun receives the action of the verb, but the action is indirect because it affects the direct object first. Not all the subject that has a direct object has an indirect object. All sentences with an indirect object must have a direct object.I threw Jonas the ball.
I threw the ball (direct object) but Jonas got it (indirect object) - 2The indirect object is also very similar to the object of the preposition. They can mean the same thing. If the preposition is missing, the word is the indirect object. If the preposition is there, the word is the object of the preposition.I gave my mother my report card.
(mother is the indirect object)
I gave my report card to my mother.
(mother is the object of the preposition to) - 3Prepositional phrase to and forTomas paid 200 dollars to the mechanic to fix the squeaky brakes.
Leslie didn't have any money for a sandwich, so Smitty purchased it for her.
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