Direct and Indirect objects

The indirect object is something or someone who receives

"Sue passed Ann the ball." The direct object is

"Kelly sent her friend an email." The indirect object is

The indirect object is always between the verb and

if the indirect object is a noun phrase, it will contain

"She taught all her kids English." The indirect object is

An indirect object can be rephrased and repositioned as part of

"She taught English to all her kids." The prepositional phrase is

To find the indirect object, ask yourself who or what received

If you replace the indirect object "our friends" with a pronoun, it must be

"Kevin picks some flowers for his mother." The direct object is

"I brought a glass of water for daddy." The indirect object is