Complements ( objects grammar)

What is peter in this sentence: Sans gave PETER a hotdog

indirect object

Can the word quickly be a direct object?

no it is an adverb

How to locate D.O. in question

reorder the sentence into normal word order with the subject appearing before the verb

Sentence pattern

subject + verb + indirect object(s) + direct object(s)

object of the preposition

the noun that follows the preposition

Compound indirect object

two or more indirect objects following the same verb

Compound direct objects

two or more nouns or pronouns that receive the action of the same verb

Find the direct object: What does the earthworm eat?

what

how can what be a direct object?

what can represent anything like what the earthworm eats.

Indirect object memory trick

who was this given to. For example, Thanos gave WHO the ketchup? Sans!

Direct object in questions

will sometimes be found after the verb

Direct object rules

A direct object is never an adverb or the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase

O.P. example

Mike bought some flowers FOR his sick mother

direct object example:

My friend Sans eats ketchup (ketchup is receiving the action of eating)

what is woman in this sentence: Thanos gave some grass to the WOMAN.

Object of a preposition

compound indirect objects example

Sasha gave KANE AND ME cookies.

Indirect object example

Thanos gave SANS ketchup for Christmas.

Compound direct object example

Thanos plays SOCCER, TENNIS, AND BASKETBALL, in his free time. (soccer tennis and basketball are the compound direct objects).

Can the word dog be a direct object?

Yes, an example would be: I pet the dog

Indirect object

a noun or pronoun that names the person or thing to which something is given or for which something is done.

Direct object

a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb

Where does the indirect object go?

after the action verb and before the direct object

Indirect object TO FOR rule

an indirect object never follows the preposition TO or FOR in a sentence or else it is not an indirect object instead it is an O.P.

Direct object memory trick

ask what. Found what? Gave what? Eats what? etc.

What is hotdog in this sentence The flytrap ate the HOTDOG

direct object