LESSON
GRAMMAR
Indirect objects
STUDY
Indirect objects
Verb
Direct Object
Preposition + Object of Preposition
Can you send
a report
to Roberta? (noun object)
to her? (object pronoun)
Verb
Indirect Object Direct Object
Biata is sending
Roberta
a report.
her
Indirect objects can only follow certain verbs. Here are some common ones:
show
,
give
,
send
,
buy
,
bring
,
tell
,
make
,
cook
,
get
,
cost
,
ask
,
hand
,
pay
,
lend
,
teach
.
Grammar Note
See page 160 for a review of object pronouns.
PRACTICE
A
Rewrite the sentences on a separate piece of paper.
Change the indirect object from a noun to a pronoun.
1.
Ida sent Biata a reminder message.
Ida sent her a reminder message.
2.
Biata gave Ida the message from Roberta.
3.
The nurses got Frank a small gift for his birthday.
4.
Frank wrote the nurses a thank-you note.
5.
The doctor wrote my mother a new prescription.
B
Rewrite the sentences on a separate piece of paper.
Change the object of the preposition into an indirect object.
1.
Paul is going to bring a basket of fruit to Lisa’s family when he visits them.
Paul is going to bring Lisa’s family a basket of fruit when he visits them.
2.
Tina wants to give a watch to her father on his birthday this year.
3.
I’ll buy a coffee for you during our break.
4.
Jim brought flowers to his grandmother in the hospital.
5.
Are you going to send a gift to your friend for his birthday?
PAIRS
Talk about things you want to
give
,
send
,
bring
, or
buy
people.
Use object pronouns as indirect objects.
I want to buy something for my mother’s birthday. I’m going to buy her a scarf.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
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