The indirect recipient object

Verbs of benefaction denote an action that is addressed to a person or is done for that person's sake or benefit.

First she gavehim his supper.

I’ve bought a pair of beautiful earrings for you, dear.

Verbs of inducеment denote an action which causes a person to do some other action.

Ann toldhim to leave her alone. I begyou to forgive me.

The indirect recipient object is generally used together with the direct object and precedes it.

When attached to verbs of benefaction, the indirect recipient object may sometimes be used alone, that is, without a following direct object. This occurs:

a) Where it is attached to the predicate verb in the passive.

At last the check was given her and she left.

b) After the verbs to answer, to ask, to envy, to forgive, to help,toteach.

I’ve helped you all my life.

Note: The indirect recipient object may also be used alone after the verbs to read, to explain, to dictate, to spell, to sing, to write, but in the case of the first five it always takes the preposition to, whereas with to write both forms are possible.

Why do you never read to me now? Will she sing to us tonight? At first she wrote to him twice a week. Write me back as soon as you get the cable.

When attached to verbs of inducement, the indirect recipient object can never be used alone.