Given the sentence:
I gave Tom a cup.
I can say, that
I is the subject.
But what is object here:
"Tom" or "a cup"
?
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Sign up to join this communityGiven the sentence:
I gave Tom a cup.
I can say, that
I is the subject.
But what is object here:
"Tom" or "a cup"
?
Denis, look up this article: "Ditransitive Verb". A ditransitive verb can have two objects, one direct, one indirect. They are also called primary and secondary.
In the sentence
I gave Tom a cup.
Cup is the direct object, and Tom, the indirect.
ngram
shows that the term ditransitive is a relatively new word. It was born in the LSD-era.
Who finally receives? TOM, so it's object. Okay, What you give? A cup, so cup too is an object.
So, the question is which is direct and which is indirect.
I gave Tom a cup - TOM is the indirect object of the verb give
Excerpt from the page having useful information
An indirect object is the recipient of the direct object, or an otherwise affected participant in the event. There must be a direct object for an indirect object to be placed in a sentence. In other words an indirect object cannot exist without a direct object.
"Tom" and "a cup" are both objects. "Tom" is an indirect object whereas "a cup" is a direct object.