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