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# an '''indirect object''' 
# an '''indirect object''' 
# and a '''direct object'''.
# and a '''direct object'''.


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!Indirect object
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|''She''
|''brought''
|''her father''
|''some fruits.''
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|''My husband''
|''My husband''
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|''her''
|''a letter''
|''a letter''
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|''She''
|''brought''
|''her father''
|''some fruits.''
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|''She''
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English Double object verbs

Hello English learners! 😃


In today's lesson, we're going to study English verbs that can have two objects.


In English, some verbs have 2 objects:

  1. an indirect object 
  2. and a direct object.
Subject Verb Indirect object Direct object
She brought her father some fruits.
My husband sent her a letter
She cooked all her friends a delicious cake.

These clauses have the following structure:

VERB + NOUN (indirect object) + NOUN (direct object)

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