Which noun is the indirect object in the following sentence?

Sheila gave the man a sweater from the shelf.

sweater

Sheila

man

shelf

1 answer

The indirect object in the sentence "Sheila gave the man a sweater from the shelf" is "the man." The indirect object answers the question "to whom?" or "for whom?" the action of the verb is performed. In this case, Sheila gave the sweater to the man.