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Direct object a noun or pronoun receiving the action
• generally preceded by the verb
• does not depend on the indirect object
Indirect Object • a noun/pronoun that receives the direct object.
• generally preceded by prepositions
• depends on the direct object
Let us understand using an example:
My cousin brought us reshly picked flo ers
Indirect object Direct object
Some more examples are:
Sentence Direct Object Indirect Object
He gave his son a present. present son
The little boy drew his teacher a picture. picture teacher
My sister bought me some chocolates. chocolates me
Types of Sentences—Classification II
A ctive and Passive S entences
We use both active and passive sentences while speaking. How to distinguish between the two?
Active Sentence Passive Sentence
Subject + verb + object Ob ect verb sub ect
The subject performs the action on the object. The subject is being acted upon.
Example: The lion killed the deer. Example: The deer was killed by the lion.
Gargi sings lovely songs. Lovely songs are sung by Gargi.
Some more examples are:
Active Sentence Passive Sentence
The cat killed the pigeon. The pigeon was killed by the cat.
Where did you buy this bag from? From where was this bag bought by you?
Jai made a cake. A cake was made by Jai.
Types of Sentences—Classification III
There are four types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative as shown in the table:
Declarative Sentence Interrogative Sentence Exclamatory Sentence Imperative Sentence
It conveys information or It always asks a question An exclamatory statement These sentences convey an
expresses a fact. It always and ends with a question conveys a powerful emotion, order, instruction, request,
terminates with a full stop mark (?). such as joy, grief, terror, or or word of advice. It can be
(.). This is the most typical wonder. It is always followed terminated with a full stop or an
type of sentence. by an e clamation mark ). e clamation mark . or ).
Examples Examples Examples Examples
We own a cat. Are you hungry? ippee I passed the test. Cook the vegetables.
he has finished reading Did she pass the exam? Alas I lost my bag. Complete this work by tomorrow.
that book.
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