In which sentence below is the underlined word an indirect object?
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A.) Gore published An Inconvenient Truth ( "An Inconvenient Truth" being the underlined word ) a few years after he ran for president.
B.) My sister gave me ( " me " being the underlined word ) a signed copy of the book.
C.) She said she preferred the documentary film ( " film " being the underlined word ).
B.) My sister gave me ( " me " being the underlined word ) a signed copy of the book.
The sentence where the underlined word is an indirect object is:
B.) My sister gave me ( "me" being the underlined word) a signed copy of the book.
To identify the sentence with an indirect object, you need to understand what an indirect object is. An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object.
In sentence A, "An Inconvenient Truth" is the direct object, not an indirect object.
In sentence B, "me" is the indirect object since it is receiving the direct object, "a signed copy of the book."
In sentence C, "film" is the direct object, not an indirect object.
Therefore, the sentence with an indirect object is B: "My sister gave me a signed copy of the book."