Sentence Structure elementary medium
Direct and indirect objects receive the action of the verb.
Sentence Structure — How sentences are built and transformed.
1. Direct object: receives the action — I wrote a letter. 2. Indirect object: receives the direct object — I gave him a book (him = indirect, book = direct). 3. Only transitive verbs take objects. 4. Object pronouns: me, him, her, us, them. 5. Indirect object can move after a preposition: I gave a book to him.
A sentence with a transitive verb and no object is incomplete: "She bought" needs an object — "She bought a dress".
हिंदी में
प्रत्यक्ष और अप्रत्यक्ष कर्म होते हैं। "I gave him a book" में book प्रत्यक्ष और him अप्रत्यक्ष कर्म है।
Q1. In "He gave me a gift", what is the indirect object?
Answer: me
💡 The indirect object receives the direct object (gift).
Q2. In "She wrote a letter", what is the object?
Answer: a letter
💡 The object receives the action: a letter.
Q3. In 'They painted the wall blue', 'the wall' is the ___.
Answer: direct object
💡 'The wall' receives the action of painting → direct object; 'blue' is the object complement.
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Open Objects lesson → Free practice — Sign up| Topic | Level | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Subject & Predicate | beginner | Every sentence splits into subject and predicate. |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | elementary | The verb must agree with its subject in number and person. |
| Complements | elementary | Subject and object complements complete the meaning of the sentence. |
| Phrase | elementary | A phrase is a group of words without a subject-verb unit. |
| Clause | intermediate | A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. |
| Sentence Types | elementary | Sentences are classified by function: statement, question, command, exclamation. |
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