Example 1
| Give | + a person (indirect object) |
+ a thing
(direct object) |
|---|---|---|
|
I gave |
my friend |
the money. |
Example 2
| Give | + a thing (direct object) |
preposition | + a
person (indirect object) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
I gave |
the money it |
to |
my friend. her. |
We generally use Example 1 when we use two nouns.
Use Example 2 when the direct object is a pronoun.