Question

Read the sentence. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) gave the astronauts a course correction.

How does the word astronauts function in this sentence?


indirect object

object of a preposition

direct object

predicate

Answer 1

I would say that is a indirect object. The direct object would be 'The national Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Answer 2

A). Indirect object.

Step-by-step explanation:

Indirect objects are described as the passive participator or recipient of the action of the transitive verb and the direct object in the sentence. These are also characterized as the secondary objects that function to describe 'for whom' the action(of the sentence) is carried out.

As per the question, the word 'astronauts' functions as an 'indirect object' in the sentence as it follows the transitive verb(gave), receives the action of the verb in the sentence and exemplifies 'for whom' the action has been performed. Therefore, it justifies the above definition and hence, option A 'indirect object' is the answer.