indirect object

(eg. love, rose, butterfly )

indirect object Meaning of "indirect object"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb

Usage(s):

  1. Its word order goes: subject, verb, direct object, indirect object.
  2. Its word order goes: subject, verb, direct object, indirect object.
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