Joseph A Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Direct and indirect object

Hello everyone,

Which one is the direct object and which one is the indirect object in the following sentence?

- He bought me a car.

"car" and "me"?

Regards

JA

  

Top answer

He bought me a car . "Me" is indirect object and "a car" is direct object. Indirect objects typically have the semantic role of recipient.

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He bought me a car.

"Me" is indirect object and "a car" is direct object.

Indirect objects typically have the semantic role of recipient.