INDIRECT OBJECT


Meaning of INDIRECT OBJECT in English

( indirect objects)

An indirect object is an object which is used with a transitive verb to indicate who benefits from an action or gets something as a result. For example, in ‘She gave him her address’, ‘him’ is the indirect object. Compare direct object .

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