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VERBS WITH INDIRECT
OBJECTS
Barry 2011
• What is an indirect object?
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Indirect objects are found only in
sentences that have direct
objects.
Indirect Object
Two possible sentence structures:
1. The indirect object appears before
the direct object.
2. The indirect object appears after
the direct object and is preceded by
the preposition “to” or “for.”
Indirect Object
Two possible sentence structures:
1. The indirect object appears
before the direct object.
Ex: James gave Teri the present.
Indirect Object
Two possible sentence structures:
2. The indirect object appears after
the direct object and is preceded by
the preposition “to” or “for.”
Ex: James gave the present to Teri.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Karen sold Matt the bicycle.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Karen sold Matt the bicycle.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Karen sold Matt the bicycle.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Karen sold Matt the bicycle.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Karen sold the bicycle to
Matt.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Levi threw the football to
Jake.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Levi threw the football to
Jake.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Levi threw the football to
Jake.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Levi threw the football to
Jake.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Levi threw Jake the football.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry promised the class
free pizza for their hard work on
grammar.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry promised the
class free pizza for their hard
work on grammar.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry promised the
class free pizza for their hard
work on grammar.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry promised the
class free pizza for their hard
work on grammar.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry promised free
pizza to the class for their hard
work on grammar.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry admitted her
mistake to her students.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry admitted her
mistake to her students.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry admitted her
mistake to her students.
Indirect Object
 indirect object: tells to whom or
for whom the verb’s action is done
Ex: Mrs. Barry admitted her
mistake to her students.