This practical guide explains the differences between direct and indirect speech, along with essential rules for conversion.

indirect objects. “Some transitive verbs can have two objects, an indirect object as well as a direct object.” An Oxford example: “I’m sending you an official letter of complaint.” ...

An indirect object (Melvin) is the recipient of the direct object (scissors). A few weeks later, The Toast Office is the white-hot epicenter of SoNoHoBro’s cultural scene.

For example, in the sentence ‘I give the apple to the man’, the apple is the direct object of the verb, and the man is the indirect object.