Question

Is the phrase in bold a direct object, an indirect object, or neither?
Dr Bell bought her office staff boxes of chocolates.

Answer 1

In the sentence "Dr. Bell bought her office staff boxes of chocolates," the phrase in bold, "her office staff," functions as an indirect object. The direct object is "boxes of chocolates," which answers the question of what was bought. The indirect object answers the question of to whom the boxes of chocolates were bought, which is the office staff.