Question
Is the phrase in bold a direct object or an indirect object?
In 1983, Columbia University awarded Alice Walker the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Colour Purple.
In 1983, Columbia University awarded Alice Walker the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Colour Purple.
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GPT-4o mini
In the sentence "In 1983, Columbia University awarded Alice Walker the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Colour Purple," the phrase "the Pulitzer Prize" is the direct object, while "Alice Walker" is the indirect object.
The direct object answers the question "what?" or "whom?" in relation to the verb (what was awarded?), while the indirect object answers "to whom?" or "for whom?" the action was performed (to whom was the Pulitzer Prize awarded?).
The direct object answers the question "what?" or "whom?" in relation to the verb (what was awarded?), while the indirect object answers "to whom?" or "for whom?" the action was performed (to whom was the Pulitzer Prize awarded?).