What is an object in grammar?
Q: What is an object in grammar?
A: An object in grammar is the target of an action, occurring in any sentence with a transitive verb.
Q: Where does the object occur in a sentence?
A: The object occurs in the clause which follows the verb.
Q: What are direct objects?
A: Direct objects typically answer the question "what" or "whom" and follow the verb directly.
Q: What are indirect objects?
A: Indirect objects typically answer the question "to/for whom" or "to/for what" and occur before the direct object.
Q: What is the structure of a sentence with both direct and indirect objects?
A: The structure of these sentences is (S/V/O/O) where S = subject, V = verb, and O = object.
Q: Can a sentence still make sense without an indirect object?
A: Yes, some sentences can make perfect sense without an indirect object, as seen in the example "I sent a letter to my son."
Q: Is the term "son" considered an indirect object in the sentence "I sent my son a letter"?
A: Some grammarians see "son" as the indirect object, while others see "letter" as the term which cannot be left out.
