Sentence Structure

Front

Indirect object receives something or someone.

Back

the direct object

Front

Direct object in "Sue passed Ann the ball."

Back

the ball

Front

Indirect object in "Kelly sent her friend an email."

Back

her friend

Front

Indirect object is between the verb and...

Back

the direct object

Front

Indirect object as noun phrase contains:

Back

one or more words

Front

Indirect object in "She taught all her kids English."

Back

all her kids

Front

Indirect object can be rephrased as part of:

Back

a prepositional phrase

Front

Prepositional phrase in: "She taught English to all her kids."

Back

to all her kids

Front

To find the indirect object, ask who or what received...

Back

the direct object

Front

Indirect object "our friends" as a pronoun:

Back

them