INDIRECT OBJECT


Meaning of INDIRECT OBJECT in English

noun

( grammar ) a noun, noun phrase or pronoun in a sentence, used after some verbs, that refers to the person or thing that an action is done to or for :

In 'Give him the money', 'him' is the indirect object and 'money' is the direct object.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.