Question

In the English sentence ‘The boy gave the book to the girl’, the word ‘the girl’ is a...

• A. Indirect object
• B. Direct object
• C. Double object
• D. Locative object

Hint:

The indirect object typically denotes the recipient of the direct object in a sentence.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

In the sentence “The boy gave the book to the girl,” “the girl” is the recipient of the action and thus is considered the indirect object, while “the book” is the direct object. The indirect object answers the question ”to whom” or ”for whom.”