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Question

wHAT IS THE DIFFRENCE IN DIRECT OBJECTS AND INDIRECT OBJECTS

Answer 1

A verb may be followed by an object that completes the verb's meaning. Two kinds of objects follow verbs: direct objects and indirect objects. To determine if a verb has a direct object, isolate the verb and make it into a question by placing "whom?" or "what?" after it. The answer, if there is one, is the direct object:

Direct Object
The advertising executive drove a flashy red Porsche.

Direct Object

Her secret admirer gave her a bouquet of flowers.

The second sentence above also contains an indirect object. An indirect object (which, like a direct object, is always a noun or pronoun) is, in a sense, the recipient of the direct object. To determine if a verb has an indirect object, isolate the verb and ask to whom?, to what?, for whom?, or for what? after it. The answer is the indirect object.

Not all verbs are followed by objects. Consider the verbs in the following sentences:

The guest speaker rose from her chair to protest.
After work, Randy usually jogs around the canal.

Answer 2

Direct and Indirect Objects are parts of speech that relate to the verb in front of them. (There are direct objects of prepositions also, but I'll confine this to verbs.)
The Direct Object of a verb answers the question "whom" or "what," such as: I have (what?) a house, a sandwich, two rings, etc. (a house, a sandwich, two rings are Direct Objects.)
The Indirect Object of a verb answers the question "to" or "for" (but these words are not in the sentence), such as:
I gave him a house, a sandwich, two rings.
In this sentence, I gave (what?) a house, a sandwich, and two rings are the Direct Objects; and I gave (to?) him is the Indirect Object.
How about these sentences:
Sally brought David to the movies. Direct object: brought (whom?) - David.
She then bought David a ticket and some popcorn.
Direct Object: (careful, we KNOW she didn't buy David - that's not legal!) Sally bought (what?) a ticket and some popcorn are the Direct Objects.
Indirect Object: "She bought (for) David. David is the Indirect Object.

Now maybe Sally is buying (what?) David's affection (Direct Object) because she likes (whom?) him (D.O.) Or maybe Sally is spending (what?) her money (D.O.) because she owes ("to") him (I.O.) a (what?) favor (D.O.).
Got it? Good luck - :)

Answer 3

direct object answers 'what'
indirect object mentions who/what receives something

example of direct object

i threw the ball

in the sentence above the ball answers the question 'i threw what?' the ball is the direct object

example of indirect object

i threw Robert the ball

in the sentence above Robert is the receiving person so Robert is the indirect object

Answer 4

A direct object would be a noun, pronoun, or group of words serving as the receiving end of an action, such as the ball in “Tabitha hit the ball.” What did Tabitha hit? the ball.
A direct object can also be a word, phrase, or clause: “ “I will never understand why he came home.”

An object indirectly affected by the action of a verb, as 'me' in "Sing me a song" sing what? a song, who? me. The song is your direct object but me is the indirect object.
And what about 'turtles' in, "He feeds turtles lettuce." feeds what? lettuce, who? turtles.

Answer 5

The answer is in the question.