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Direct and
indirect objects
Francisco Alberto Vega De Elias
Verb with direct object
object
An object in grammar is a part of a sentence, and often
part of the predicate. It refers to someone or
something involved in the subject's "performance" of
the verb.
Leila wrote the poem
 "Leila" is the subject, the doer or performer,
 "wrote" is a verb that refers to the action,
 "the poem" is the object involved in the action.
Verbs with
indirect and
directs objects
Verbs with direct and indirect objects
Is a sentence, a verb may have both a
direct object (the object the actio is done
to) and an indirect object (the person for
whom the action is done.
Different patterns
Two different patterns are possble. The
direct object can also come first,with the
indirect object preceded by for or to:
I sent an e-mail for her
I baked a cake for her
Examples
I sent Barbara fax
Find me his phone number
Please Write a check
Things that we need to considerer
Irregular past tense
Present Past
Buy Bought
Write Wrote
Find Found
Get Got
Sing Sang
Direct and Indirect object

Direct and Indirect object

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    object An object ingrammar is a part of a sentence, and often part of the predicate. It refers to someone or something involved in the subject's "performance" of the verb.
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    Leila wrote thepoem  "Leila" is the subject, the doer or performer,  "wrote" is a verb that refers to the action,  "the poem" is the object involved in the action.
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    Verbs with directand indirect objects Is a sentence, a verb may have both a direct object (the object the actio is done to) and an indirect object (the person for whom the action is done.
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    Different patterns Two differentpatterns are possble. The direct object can also come first,with the indirect object preceded by for or to: I sent an e-mail for her I baked a cake for her
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    Examples I sent Barbarafax Find me his phone number Please Write a check
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    Things that weneed to considerer Irregular past tense Present Past Buy Bought Write Wrote Find Found Get Got Sing Sang