This grammar section is divided into a few sub-sections, and will be described through a few week activities:

SP1.    Basic Pattern
SP2.   Direct and Indirect Objects
SP3.    Prepositional Phrases
SP4.    Location and Time Phrases
SP5.    Adverbs
SP6.    Negation
SP7.    Duration
SP8.    Noun
SP9.    Question
SP10.  Particle

SP2 : Direct and Indirect Objects

• Similar to English, the direct and indirect objects of the verb in the sentence usually follow the verb.
• For direct object, it has the basic pattern as mentioned in SP1
  
  Subject + Verb + Object (S-V-O)

  Example:

  1. I am French wǒ shì fǎ guó rén 。 我 是 法 国 人 。 Subject Verb Object

• For indirect object, it always precedes the direct object.
  
  Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object (S-V-O-O)

  Example:
  

  1. I give (gave) him a book. wǒ gěi tā yī běn shū 。 我 给 他 一 本 书 。 Subject Verb Indirect Object Object 2. He sends (sent) me a birthday card. tā sòng wǒ yī zhāng shēng rì kǎ 。 他 送 我 一 张 生 日 卡 。 Subject Verb Indirect Object Object

• The verb 给 and 送 can take two objects. The first one, mostly a personal noun or pronoun, is called an indirect object and the second one, mostly a noun of non-personal reference, is named the direct object.
• Happy learning and have a nice weekend.