Question

Which of the following statements about indirect objects is correct? A. Every sentence with a direct object also has an indirect object. B. Pronouns ending in –self can never be used as indirect objects. C. Indirect objects are typically positioned before the verb in the sentence. D. It is the person or thing to or for whom the verb's action is done.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter D. It is the person or thing to or for whom the verb's action is done.Indirect objects refer to nouns or phrases that are affected by transitive verbs, typically as a recipient of the action word.

Example. Him is the indirect object in the sentence: Give him the book.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. It is the person or thing to or for whom the verb's action is done.

Use the system of elimination if you are unsure:
A is incorrect because a sentence that has a direct object doesn't have to have an indirect object as well. For example: I love books - here, books is the direct object but there is no indirect one
B is incorrect because they can. For example: I bought the book for myself. Here, the pronoun myself obviously ends in -self and is used as an indirect object.
C is also incorrect because objects (both direct and indirect ones) are always found after the verb.