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==Sources==
* https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/double-object-verbs
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English Double object verbs

In English, some verbs have 2 objects:

  1. an indirect object 
  2. and a direct object.


Subject Verb Indirect object Direct object
My husband sent her a letter
She brought her father some fruits.
She cooked all her friends a delicious cake.

These clauses have the structure:

Verb + Noun (indirect object) + Noun (direct object)

Sources