Identify the italicized word.

She gave her small dog a bone.

subject

predicate

direct object

indirect object

O predicate noun

O predicate adjective

The answer is indirect object

The corresponding part of speech for each word is listed below.

Explanation:

The subject of the sentence is she. The predicate of the sentence is gave. The direct object of the sentence is bone. The indirect object of the sentence is dog. The adjectives of the sentence are her and small. The indefinite article is a.

The subject is the part of the sentence that performs the action.

The predicate is the action being performed.

The indirect object is who or what the action is being done for.

The direct object is the object of the action.

The adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.