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What Is A Subject

This document defines subjects, objects, direct objects, and indirect objects in sentences. A subject performs an action stated by the verb, while an object receives that action. Direct objects answer "what" or "whom" and follow transitive verbs, completing the sentence. Indirect objects answer "to whom", "for whom", "to what", or "for what" and come before direct objects in a sentence. Examples are provided to illustrate the different types of objects.

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What Is A Subject

This document defines subjects, objects, direct objects, and indirect objects in sentences. A subject performs an action stated by the verb, while an object receives that action. Direct objects answer "what" or "whom" and follow transitive verbs, completing the sentence. Indirect objects answer "to whom", "for whom", "to what", or "for what" and come before direct objects in a sentence. Examples are provided to illustrate the different types of objects.

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What is a subject?

We all know about a subject in English grammar. A subject is


a person, place, thing or an idea that the sentence is talking
about. This subject performs an action which we know as the
verb.
Examples:
 Mona played.
 Ritu ate.
 Here Mona and Ritu are subjects, while played and ate
are the verbs or actions respectively.
 Mona played with a doll.
 Rita ate an apple.
 Here, doll and apple are the objects.

What is an object?
An object is a person or a thing that receives the action of the
verb. An object is a noun or a pronoun or a noun phrase that
is affected by the action verb. It also completes a sentence.
Find the objects in these sentences:
 The boys are playing with kites.
 They are clicking pictures.
 Ria is reading a book.

What are the different types of objects?


There are two types of objects – direct and indirect objects

What is a direct object?


A direct object answers the questions ‘what’ or ‘whom’. The
noun object follows the transitive verb and completes the
sentence.
Sam wrote a letter.
Here it answers the questions ‘what’ so letter is the object.
Examples:
 Pooh collected honey all day.
 Here honey becomes the object.
 Tim brought his friend to the cricket match.
 Here it answers ‘whom’ so friend becomes the direct
object.

What is an indirect object?


An indirect object answers the questions ‘to whom’, ‘for
whom’, ‘to what’ and ‘for what’. Here the indirect object
always comes before the verb and the direct object.
Examples:
 He bought his daughter a scooter.
 It answers the question ‘for whom’ so ‘his daughter’ is
the Indirect object.
 Raju sent Mani a lovely postcard.
 It answers the question ‘to whom’ so Mani is the Indirect
object here.

Usage of direct objects in a paragraph


Shivali held her diary tightly. In the other hand she had
a spatula. She wanted to hit the spider but could not find
the courage.

Usage of indirect objects in a paragraph


Mr. Mehta opened his wallet and gave the shopkeeper the
money. He had bought milk for his white cat. It was a cold
night and he had to heat it for the cat.

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