indirect object

What is the definition of the indirect object?

• Recipient of the direct object
• Verb in the sentence
• Object of the preposition
• Subject of the sentence

She bought him a present

*identify the indirect object*

• a

• Bought

• She

• him

He gave all four walls a new coat of paint

*identify the indirect object*

• he

• gave

• all four walls

• new

Ask me a question

*Identify the indirect object*

• Me

• Ask

• a

• Question

The teacher gave the students cake

*Identify the indirect object*

• students
• Cake

• Teacher

• Gave

I loaned him some money. 

• *identify the indirect object*

• I

• him
• Some

• Loaned

Daniel gave me a computer.

*Identify the indirect object*

• gave

• Daniel

• me
• a

She gives Jacob violin lessons.

*identify the indirect object*

• lessons

• Jacob
• she

• gives

The teacher gave us an assignment

*Identify the indirect object*

• gave

• the

• an

• us

The children are playing

*identify the indirect object*

• playing

• the

• are

• no have