Sentence Structure Questions Medium
An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object of a verb and indicates to whom or for whom the action of the verb is performed. It typically answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" after the verb. In a sentence, the indirect object usually comes before the direct object and is often preceded by a preposition such as "to" or "for." For example, in the sentence "She gave her friend a book," "her friend" is the indirect object as it receives the direct object "a book" and indicates to whom the action of giving is performed.