Verb: A word used to describe an action.
Direct Object: A noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb, for example 'the dog' in "Jimmy fed the dog".
Indirect Object: A noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object.
Noun Phrase: A word or group of words that functions in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional object.
Transitive Verb: A transitive verb is a verb that can take a direct object. In other words, it is done to someone or something. Most verbs are transitive. A transitive verb contrasts with an intransitive verb.
