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Usually direct object will be found by putting question "by whom" and indirect object by "what". Is this true?
First comes is direct and latter comes indirect. For example: I give him two rupee
Him is direct and two rupee is indirect. Is this right?
3 Answers
- Gretchen SLv 75 years agoFavourite answer
No, that's not correct. The direct object is acted upon; in your sentence the direct object is "rupee." "Rupee" is what was given.
"Him" is the indirect object. The indirect object is the person (or thing) to/for whom the action happened. The indirect object never has "to" or "for."
I sent her a letter. Direct object: letter. Indirect object: her.
I sent a letter to her. Direct object: letter. No indirect object.
- micoLv 45 years ago
In "I give him two rupee," 'two rupee' is the direct object, and 'him' is the indirect object. The Direct Object can be found by asking what or whom. Give what? two rupee.
Once you've found the direct object, ask who or what received it to find the indirect object.
"I give two rupees to him" - 'two rupees' is the direct object, and 'him' is the indirect object.
