Indirect Object Pronouns
When it comes to pronouns, there are different kinds of pronouns available like subjective pronouns and objective pronouns.
Subjective pronouns: I, You, He/She/It, We, They
Objective Pronouns: Me, you, Him/Her/It, Us, Them
Indirect object always takes objective pronouns.
For example, Prabhat gave Ridhi a book.
Here “Prabhat” is a subjective noun, and “Ridhi” is an objective Noun. And, now if we have to replace it with Pronouns then for “Prabhat” the pronoun “he” should be used assuming him male. And considering “Ridhi” female, we must use “her” instead of “she” as “Ridhi” is at an Indirect object location, and if at this place a pronoun has to be used then it should be an objective pronoun and thus, “Her” should be used.
The statement after replacing it with pronouns will be: He gave her a book.
Note: If the subject and the indirect object are the same, use a reflexive pronoun in place of the Indirect object.
I asked him what you want to become. => indirect object is “him” which is another person.
I asked myself what I want to become. => here the indirect object is “me” which is the same person.
Indirect Objects in English (Meaning & Examples)
In English Grammar, there are two kinds of objects which are Direct and Indirect objects. In this article, let’s understand the Indirect object in the sentence.
The indirect object of a sentence is the recipient of the direct object. So basically, the indirect object can be related to the receiver of the direct object.
Example.
He told me a secret.
Here, the direct object is “secret” and it is “me” who was told a secret, so it is I, i.e., “me” is the recipient.
So, there might be confusion between Indirect and Direct objects as both are closely related. This article will give you complete information about the Indirect objects with plenty of examples to make you clear everything about it.