an object used with verbs that take two objects. For example, in "I gave him the pen" and "I gave the pen to him", "him" is the indirect object and "pen" is the direct object. Compare direct object.
the constituent of a sentence most typically associated with the goal or recipient role. In English indirect objects are often PPs with the preposition to, e.g. Lee gave the book to his friend.
the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb
a grammatical relation that is one means of expressing the semantic role of goal and other similar roles
an object that would be asked for with To whom
a person which receives the action of a verb indirectly
a thing that has some indirect relationship to the action of a verb
The noun that tells you who or what benefits from the action of the verb, as in "hand it to me" or "he gives John a book."
a grammatical object representing the secondary goal of the action of its verb. For example, "me" is the indirect object of the sentence "He gave me an example of indirect objects".
The indirect object is a grammatical relation that is the recipient or goal of the verbal action. Example:“I gave Paul ( IO) the book
The person or thing towards whom an action is directed. For example: I gave her the money.
A noun or pronoun that indicates to whom or for whom, to what or for what the action of a transitive verb is performed. I asked her a question. Ed gave the door a kick.