Question

Thomas Jefferson delivered the Continental Congress a draft of the Declaration of Independence.

Which is the indirect object of the sentence?

Answer 1

The indirect object of the sentence is Continental congress 

Answer 2

The Continental Congress

Step-by-step explanation:

A direct object is a noun or a pronoun that receives the action in the sentence; they can be identified by answering the “what?” or the “who?” questions. And an indirect object, on the other hand, is a noun or a pronoun that receives the direct object, or that is affected by it; we can identify it by answering “who/what receive it (the direct object)?” questions.

In the sentence, the direct object is "a draft of the Declaration of Independence", because it receives the action of "delivering" and it answers the What question: What did Thomas Jefferson deliver?

And the indirect object is "the Continental Congress" because this noun receives the direct object, and it also answers the question: Who received a draft of the Declaration of Independence?