Which term represents the person or thing for whom the action was performed?

• A. Direct object
• B. Indirect object
• C. Object
• D. Noun

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is identifying the indirect object—the person or thing for whom the action is performed. This role names the recipient or beneficiary of the action. In a sentence like “I gave my friend a book,” the direct object is the thing acted upon (the book), while the indirect object is the recipient (my friend). Another example: “She sent her mother a letter.” Here, the letter is the direct object, and the mother is the indirect object—the one for whom the action was done. The indirect object can sometimes appear without a preposition in certain constructions (as in “I lent him a pen”), but its function remains the same: it shows who benefits or who receives the action.