Word Order - Object

Hi there, Let us learn about the placement of objects in a sentence.

By the way, do you know what is an object?

An object is a word in the sentence which receives the action, in other words, the object is the receiver of the action in a sentence.


There are two types of objects: Direct object and Indirect object.

So, what is a direct or indirect object?

The object which receives the action directly is the direct object, and the one which receives the action indirectly is the indirect object.

Confused??


Okay, let me put it another way. If a verb has two objects in a sentence, the object which is a living being is the indirect object; and the non-living being is the direct object. You can remember it forever to avoid all future confusion.


So, what is the sentence structure if a verb has two objects in a sentence?

Structure 1: Subject + Verb + Indirect object + Direct object


Examples : I gave him a book. She gifted me a phone.


If you want to put the direct object first in the sentence after the verb, the sentence structure will be like this:


Structure 2: Subject + verb + Direct object + to + Indirect object.


Examples: I gave a book to him. She gifted a phone to me.


There could be sentences like this, too:

Structure 1: She got me a book.

Structure 2: She got a book for me.



I hope this helps.




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