What is Object?

Object is a word or group of words which receives the action from the verbs; for examples,

  •  Samnang drinks tea everyday.
  •  She has written a long essay.
  •  I won't tell where he lives.


TYPES OF OBJECTS


There are three types of objects: direct object, indirect object, and object of preposition.

Direct objects
The direct object receives the action from the verb; it stands after a transitive verb -- a verb that needs object; for examples,
  •  A boy is playing football.
  •  We planted a tree.

Indirect objects
The indirect object tells who the direct object is for or to; it is used with ditransitive verbs -- a verb that needs two objects-- such as tell, buy, give, offer, sent, provide, etc; for examples,
  •  My mother bought me a dictionary. ('a dictionary' is for 'me'.)
  •  We sent our boss a report. ('a report' is to 'our boss'.)

Object of prepositions
The object of preposition stands after a preposition such as at, on, in, for, etc; for examples,
  •  They are good at maths.
  •  I left my book on the table.


WHAT CAN BE AN OBJECT?

An object can be noun, pronoun, noun phrase, noun clause, gerund, gerund phrase, infinitive, or infinitive phrase.

A noun:
  •  He usually drinks milk.
  •  We bought apples yesterday.

A pronoun:
  •  Could you help him?
  •  He bought himself new shoes.

A noun phrase:
  •  Vutha has designed a fantastic webpage.
  •  He lent his brother some money.


A noun clause:
  •  I don't understand what he wanted to do.
  •  He admitted that he had made a mistake.

A gerund:
  •  We enjoyed swimming.
  •  He is poor at reading.

A gerund phrase:
  •  I suggested visiting a remote village.
  •  He admitted making mistakes. 
 
An infinitive:
  •  She has planned to resign.
  •  He ask me not to move. 
 
An infinitive phrase:
  •  He always tries to do his best.
  •  We plan to release a report soon.