Complements Direct and Indirect Objects

Complements
Direct and Indirect Objects

The basic structure of a sentence is Sub + Verb + Object
The objects are called Complements, and there are two types of complements in English language 'Direct objects and Indirect Object'.
They are very easy to spot as their position is very regular.
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Direct Object

Direct object always follows transitive action verbs and answers question like What? and whom?
Example 1. The mother watched her child intently
  • In the sentence above Subject is 'Mother'
  • Transitive Action verb is 'Watched' ( Watched what or whom?)
  • Direct Object is Child
Example 2. Homer invited Apu to thanksgiving dinner
  • 1. In the sentence above the Subject is Homer.
  • 2. Transitive Action verb is Invited. (Invited whom?)
  • Direct Object is 'Apu'
Example 3. The lions in the pride stalked the unsuspecting hyena.
In the sentence above the subject is 'Lions'
Transitive Action verb is 'Stalked'
the Direct Object is 'hyena'
Note: Only noun and pronoun can be objects. Do not get confused with extra information like 'Unsuspecting hyena' this is a adjective describing hyena.
Example 4. The thoroughbred horses thundered around the track.
In the sentence above the subject is 'Horses'
Note: The track is a noun, but it does not complete the meaning of the verb thundered.The verb thunder is a intransitive verb (Normally followed by a preposition). The verb thunder is complete by itself has no direct object in the sentence. Be careful with these type of sentences.

Indirect Object 

Finding an indirect object is easier than direct object. Indirect Objects come after transitive verbs and before the direct object.
Indirect Objects answer the questions like: To whom? for whom? or to what?
Example one. The president gave his family many gifts.
  • In the sentence above, the subject is 'President'
  • The transitive verb is 'gave'
  • Indirect object is 'family'
  • Direct object is 'Gifts'
Let's have the same example again 
The president gave many gifts to his family.
what is the different in the sentence above? The subject is same, but direct object comes after the verb and 'to his family' is a prepositional phrase and can not be considered indirect object.  

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