Questions tagged [indirect-objects]

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An indirect object is an object in a sentence other the primary object.

For example:

We paid the shop-keeper 20 dollars for the dog food.

The primary object is the 20 dollars, the indirect objects are the shopkeeper and the dog food.

This is because the verb is paid, and we pay with money. To whom and what for become indirect.

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Do indirect objects in English always mean "to" or "for"?

"I gave him two dollars." This tacitly means "to him". Are there exceptions to the rule that an indirect object in English always means "to" or "for"? In English, "I stole him two dollars" does not mean "I stole two dollars from him", and one does…
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Question about indirect object?

Grammar is driving me crazy. What would crazy be in this sentence? Is it an indirect object?