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''For the description of Indirect objects in Scottish Gaelic see the article [[Indirect Object]]
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An 'indirect object' (also referred to as 'secondary object') appears in the environment of a [[Ditransitive Verb(definition)|ditransitive]] verb, where the 'indirect object' is the first [[Noun Phrase|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase|prepositional phrase]] . Indirect objects typically express goals and locations for verbs that define a caused change or location or movement, or express a benefactor.  For example, the in the following sentences the indirect object is bold faced.
 
An 'indirect object' (also referred to as 'secondary object') appears in the environment of a [[Ditransitive Verb(definition)|ditransitive]] verb, where the 'indirect object' is the first [[Noun Phrase|noun phrase]] after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory [[Prepositional Phrase|prepositional phrase]] . Indirect objects typically express goals and locations for verbs that define a caused change or location or movement, or express a benefactor.  For example, the in the following sentences the indirect object is bold faced.
  
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# Dave bought '''Melissa''' the flowers
 
# Dave bought '''Melissa''' the flowers
 
# Dave bought the flowers '''for Melissa'''
 
# Dave bought the flowers '''for Melissa'''
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Interestingly in Scottish Gaelic,the sentence types in (1) and (5), where the 'indirect object' precedes the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] is not grammatical as in (6). Instead, the 'indirect object' must appear after the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] and must be contained in a prepositional phrase as in (7).
 
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|Thug||Morag||leabhar||'''do Bhill'''||
 
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Revision as of 16:18, 22 May 2012

For the description of Indirect objects in Scottish Gaelic see the article Indirect Object

An 'indirect object' (also referred to as 'secondary object') appears in the environment of a ditransitive verb, where the 'indirect object' is the first noun phrase after the verb (when there are two NPs) or an obligatory prepositional phrase . Indirect objects typically express goals and locations for verbs that define a caused change or location or movement, or express a benefactor. For example, the in the following sentences the indirect object is bold faced.

  1. Tako gave Zelda the cake
  2. Tako gave the cake to Zelda
  3. Calvin put it on the dresser
  4. Dave bought Melissa the flowers
  5. Dave bought the flowers for Melissa


See Also

Valence (definition) Double Object Constructions (definition)

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