Ditransitive Verb

Ditransitive Verb
Ditransitive


Definition: A ditransitive verb is one that takes two complements, a direct object and an indirect object at the same time.
Examples

• He gave her the letter.
  * "The letter" is the direct object, what he gave, and "her" is the indirect object, the person he gave it to.

Examples

• He gave her the letter.
  * "The letter" is the direct object, what he gave, and "her" is the indirect object, the person he gave it to.
• Robin gave Linda a book.
• The teacher asked James a question.
• That horrid music gave me a headache.