Objects

Objects

A noun or pronoun can serve as a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition or a verbal (e.g., a participle, an infinitive, or a gerund).

A direct object is the receiver of an action described by a transitive verb. It answers the question whom or what.

Henry bought a present.

An indirect object is the person or thing to which or for which the action is performed. It answers the question to what, for what, to whom, or for whom and usually precedes a direct object.

Henry bought Joan a present.

A preposition and its object form a prepositional phrase. The preposition determines the relationship between the object and the other words in the sentence.

Henry gave Joan a present at the party.

An object of a verbal completes the idea the verbal expresses. Like a direct object, it answers the question whom or what.

Henry was eager to give a present to Joan.

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