Direct & Indirect Objects
The direct object answers "what?" or "whom?" after the verb. The indirect object answers "to/for whom?" "She gave him the book." — "the book" is the direct object (gave what?); "him" is the indirect object (gave to whom?). Indirect objects typically refer to a person and come before the direct object when no preposition is used.
The direct object answers "what?" or "whom?" after the verb. The indirect object answers "to/for whom?" "She gave him the book." — "the book" is the direct object (gave what?); "him" is the indirect object (gave to whom?). Indirect objects typically refer to a person and come before the direct object when no preposition is used.
Practice
"The teacher sent the students a reminder." — Which is the direct object?
He passedthe salt.
Put the words in the correct order: