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Things:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eat<\/span> <b>oatmeal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">every morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">found<\/span> <b>the keys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the drawer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chef <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is preparing<\/span> <b>our dinner.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ve recently <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bought <\/span><b>a house.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kids <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were watching<\/span> <b>a movie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last night.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct object examples &#8211; People:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">invite<\/span> <b>the Johnsons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to lunch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appointed <\/span><b>Paul <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as the team leader.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The manager <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hired <\/span><b>Mike <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the new position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">married <\/span><b>his college girlfriend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last June.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ll <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nominate <\/span><b>Emily <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the award.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An<strong> indirect object<\/strong> is \u201cto whom\u201d or \u201cfor whom\u201d the action was done. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or you can think of the indirect object as who receives the direct object.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indirect object examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please give the keys to <strong>her<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/span>(the keys = direct object; her = indirect object)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She baked <strong>the children<\/strong> a cake.<br \/>\n<\/span>(a cake = direct object; the children = indirect object)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I bought <strong>my friend<\/strong> a gift.<br \/>\n<\/span>(a gift = direct object; my friend = indirect object)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They sent <strong>the company<\/strong> their proposal.<br \/>\n<\/span>(their proposal = direct object; the company = indirect object)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ll show <strong>you<\/strong> some photos of my vacation.<br \/>\n<\/span>(my photos = direct object; you = indirect object)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indirect objects are typically people (him, her, us, them, etc.) but it\u2019s also possible to have words referring to groups of people (the company, my family, our team, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that we can put the indirect object immediately after the verb (more common) or at the end with \u201cto + indirect object\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please give <\/span><b>her <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the keys.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please give the keys <\/span><b>to her.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><del><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please give <\/span><b>to her<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the keys.<\/span><\/del><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-direct-indirect-objects\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects.png\" alt=\"Direct and Indirect Objects PDF\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects-211x150.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-direct-indirect-objects\/\"><strong>Download lesson PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>A common mistake with direct objects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Can you find the mistakes in these sentences? They are all incorrect. They don&#8217;t sound natural.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;I bought yesterday a new t-shirt.&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;Please finish quickly the report.&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ll put on the table the dishes.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What&#8217;s wrong with these sentences?<\/p>\n<p>Well, each sentence has a verb &#8211; <strong>bought, finish,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>put\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0and each sentence also has a direct object. A direct object is the object that is acted upon by the verb.<\/p>\n<p>So, the direct object in the first sentence is, &#8220;a new t-shirt.&#8221; In the second sentence, the direct object is, &#8220;the report.&#8221; And in the third sentence, the direct object is, &#8220;the dishes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t sound natural when we have a word in the middle between the verb and its direct object. That&#8217;s why these sentences sound strange.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the correct way to say them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;I bought a new t-shirt yesterday.&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;Please finish the report quickly.&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ll put the dishes on the table.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, whenever we have a verb with a direct object, keep the verb and direct object together, and don&#8217;t put any words in the middle.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Indirect Objects CAN be in the middle<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Now, there&#8217;s one exception and that is indirect objects. An indirect object is the person who receives the direct object, or for whom the action was done. In these sentences the indirect objects are in green:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I gave <span style=\"color: #008000;\">John<\/span> the books.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>gave = verb; John = indirect object; the books = direct object<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Please send <span style=\"color: #008000;\">me<\/span> the report.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>send = verb; me = indirect object; the report = direct object<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ll lend <span style=\"color: #008000;\">you<\/span> my car.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>lend = verb; you = indirect object; my car = direct object<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s okay to have an indirect object in the middle between the verb and the direct object.<\/p>\n<h3>A common mistake with indirect objects<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one more mistake. Sometimes students say,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;I gave to John the books.&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;Please send to me the report.&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ll lend to you my car.&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These sentences are also incorrect. If you want to use the word &#8220;to,&#8221; then you should put the indirect object at the end of the sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I gave the books <span style=\"color: #008000;\">to John.<\/span>&#8221; <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Please send the report <span style=\"color: #008000;\">to me.<\/span>&#8221; <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ll lend my car <span style=\"color: #008000;\">to you.<\/span>&#8221; <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These sentences are the same as when we have the indirect object in the middle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I gave the books <strong>to John<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>= &#8220;I gave <strong>John<\/strong> the books.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both versions are correct.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-direct-indirect-objects\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects.png\" alt=\"Direct and Indirect Objects PDF\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/objects-211x150.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-direct-indirect-objects\/\"><strong>Download lesson PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Review: Direct and Indirect Objects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When a verb has a direct object, keep the direct object immediately after the verb:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Please<strong> finish the report<\/strong> quickly.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is possible for an indirect object to come in the middle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Please send <strong>me<\/strong> the report.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The indirect object can also be at the end with &#8220;to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Please send the report <strong>to me<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But you can&#8217;t put it in the middle with &#8220;to.&#8221; Don&#8217;t say, &#8220;Please send to me the report.&#8221; That&#8217;s not correct.<\/p>\n<p>We often put the indirect object at the end of the sentence with &#8220;to&#8221; if the indirect object is a long phrase.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Please send the report <strong>to the managing editor of the newspaper.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The managing editor of the newspaper,&#8221; is quite a long phrase, so it&#8217;s best to put it at the end of the sentence after &#8220;to,&#8221; and not in the middle between the verb and the direct object.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to correct your mistakes and learn to use English more confidently, check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><strong>Advanced English Grammar Course,<\/strong><\/a> which will take your English from good to great. 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