Question

Read the sentence. Pioneer satellites bring scientists new information about space. Identify the direct object and indirect object in the sentence.
a. direct object: information; indirect object: scientists
b. direct object: scientists; indirect object: space
c. direct object: satellites; indirect object: space
d. direct object: pioneer; indirect object: bring

Answer 1

a. direct object: information; indirect object: scientists 

The direct object is the thing that receives the action of the verb. In this sentence the subject is satellites and the action verb is bring. So ask "Satellites bring what?" Information is the answer and therefore the direct object. The indirect object is to whom the direct object goes. Ask "Satellites bring information to who?" The answer is scientists. Scientists is the indirect object. "About space" is a prepositional phrase and does not contain any direct or indirect objects. Keep in mind that direct and indirect objects must be nouns or pronouns.