Direct Object

Direct objects is nouns, pronouns, or substitute nouns in a sentence that receives an action or is the
target of a verb. The verb is both an action verb and a transitive verb. Without direct objects,
sentences with transitive verb are incomplete in meaning or "make sense". The direct object
answers the question "whom" or "what" after the action verb.

Examples:

1. I have read the magazine --> What have he read?

2. Sabrina sell some --> What does Sabrina sell?
3. Rine studied chemistry --> What did Rine study?
4. Robby spoke to her friend --> To whom did you speak?
5. Dwi Cipta called his husband --> Whom did Dwi Cipta call?

Noun substitute as direct object

Substitute nouns consist of words, phrases, or clauses that can represent nouns, including: noun
clauses, gerunds (phrases), and infinitives (phrases).

Examples:

1. I can show you how he fixed my computer

2. I hope his that he stop his singing
3. The children are learning to write
4. Everybody hates waiting

Indirect Object

Indirect objects is nouns, pronouns, or substitute nouns that describe who or what the action verb
does. This object answers the question "for / for whom" or "for / for what". Only words have direct
objects. If only has a direct object. The two objects are people, places, objects, animals, whatever
is different.

Examples:

1. The supervisor gave him no choice.

2. My husband donated his salary to charity
3. David showed Mary his stamp collection.
4. Will you keep me a seat?