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indirect objects

indirect objects is the plural of indirect object.

Meaning of indirect object

Noun

indirect object (plural indirect objects)

  1. A grammatical role of a ditransitive verb that manifests a secondary or passive participant in an action, often a recipient or goal.
  2. The object of a monotransitive verb that it is not in the accusative case, especially when it is in the dative case.

Questions about indirect objects

What is indirect objects the plural of?
Indirect objects is the plural of indirect object.

Words near indirect objects in the dictionary

  1. indirect kiss
  2. indirect kisses
  3. indirect maternal death
  4. indirect maternal deaths
  5. indirect object
  6. indirect objects
  7. indirect predation
  8. indirect procurement
  9. indirect question
  10. indirect questions
  11. indirect quotation

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