A verb is an action word such as throw, give, or explain. An action verb can have direct and indirect objects. Direct and indirect objects play an important role in many sentences by expanding the meaning of the verb. What are direct and indirect objects? A direct object receives the action of a verb. A direct object answers the questions ''who'' or ''what.'' For example, the verb ''throw'' often has a direct object stating what was thrown. The ball player throws the ball. ''Ball'' is the direct object of the verb throws.An indirect object receives the action of the direct object, answering the questions ''to or for whom or what.'' Revisiting the previous example: The ball player throws Keith the ball. To whom did the ball player throw the ball? To Keith. ''Keith'' is the indirect object of the verb throws.Both direct and indirect objects can only be found in sentences containing action verbs.