Which of the following sentences contains an Indirect object?
- a) Melissa walked to the grocery store for milk.
- b) Jorge assigned the class some math problems.
- c) Sara went to the movie with Anal.
- d) Dante skimmed the magazine while waiting in the lobby.
The correct answer and explanation is:
The correct answer is:
b) Jorge assigned the class some math problems.
Explanation:
An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object and answers the question “to whom?” or “for whom?” the action is performed. To break this down:
- Identify the verb: In sentence b), the verb is “assigned.”
- Find the direct object: What is being assigned? “Some math problems” (direct object).
- Identify the indirect object: Who is receiving the math problems? “The class.”
In this case, “the class” is the indirect object because it tells to whom Jorge assigned the math problems.
Why the other sentences do not have an indirect object:
- Sentence a): “Melissa walked to the grocery store for milk.”
- Verb: “walked”
- There is no direct object because “to the grocery store” is a prepositional phrase rather than a noun receiving an action.
- Sentence c): “Sara went to the movie with Anal.”
- Verb: “went”
- There is no direct object; “to the movie” is a prepositional phrase.
- Sentence d): “Dante skimmed the magazine while waiting in the lobby.”
- Verb: “skimmed”
- Direct object: “the magazine” (what was skimmed)
- No indirect object is present.
Thus, sentence b is the only one that contains an indirect object (“the class”).
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