some verbs, for example, 'give', 'bring', 'show', 'Ask', 'buy', 'tell', often have an indirect object as well as a direct object. The indirect object tells us what other person or thing is directly affected by the verb. For example in 'i gave the book to the name', 'the book' is the direct object and 'the man' is the indirect object.
If the sentence reads, 'i gave the man the book', 'the book' is still the direct object and 'the man' is still the indirect object. The Word order (and commonsense) now tell us tell us that 'the book' was given to the man.
At your pleasure, construct sentences using these verbs below, so that each sentence Will contain a direct object and an indirect object. Write the indirect object in each sentence in capital letter:
example:
(i) i gave THE NEW BOY some help.
(ii) i gave some money TO THE BEGGAR
(a) give
(b) bring
(c) show
(d) ask
(e) buy
(f) tell
(g) offer
(h) take
(i) sell
(j) donate
Answer to my last post
a. chemistry etc.
b. car, lorry etc.
c. gun, club, antelope etc
d. time, money
e. the drivers, the labourers ETC
note: they wont be answers to my last questions because its just and individual sentence.
THANKS
