Question

Change the given sentence, placing the indirect object before the direct:
The aunt bought her niece and nephew their favourite toys.

• A. No change
• B. The aunt bought favourite toys for her niece and nephew.
• C. The aunt toys her favourite niece and nephew bought.
• D. Her favourite niece and nephew bought the aunt toys.

Answer 1

The correct option is A No change

Some verbs take two objects, a direct object and an indirect object. The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object, or an otherwise affected participant in the event. The direct object answers the question 'what?' and the indirect object answers the question 'for whom?'
In the given sentence, "her niece and nephew" is the indirect object and "their favourite toys" is the direct object. The former is placed before the latter, hence option A is incorrect.
Option B is incorrect because the indirect object here is placed after the direct.
Option C is incorrect because the object "toys" has taken the place of the verb (bought) and vice versa.
Option D is incorrect because the sentence has changed in meaning (also, the pronoun 'her' has been placed before the noun it would replace 'aunt').