Noun
The secretary types a letter to the boss. Here 'boss'________
1. Direct Object:
- In a sentence, the direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly.
- It answers the question "what" or "whom" after the verb.
- The direct object indicates the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb.
- Example: "She eats an apple." (The verb "eats" is acting upon the direct object "an apple.")
2. Indirect Object:
- An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that comes before the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done.
- It answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is done.
- Example: "She gives her friend a book." (The indirect object "her friend" receives the direct object "a book.")
In the sentence "The secretary types a letter to the boss," the word "boss" receives the action of the verb "types." It answers the question "to whom" the letter is being typed. Since "boss" directly receives the action of the verb without any preposition, it functions as the direct object in this sentence.
Therefore, based on the rules of grammar, "boss" in the sentence is a direct object (option গ).