Here are some tips to help you: 1) A direct object receives the action of the verb. In other words, it is directly affected by it. 2) An indirect object is the receiver of the direct object, and it usually comes just before it. Lesson Nine: Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, and Objects of the Preposition Objects Practice 1 Underline the prepositional phrase, box in the preposition, and circle the object of the preposition. Then underline and label any direct objects with a D. O. and any indirect objects with an I.O. E He was [wit my father. In Spanish, we use double object pronouns to simplify sentences containing indirect and direct objects. This not only shortens the sentence but also avoids unnecessary repetition. Check the following pairs of examples. The first sentence contains both objects. The second, it's an example of double object pronouns in Spanish, where the objects OjGqU.