This question is related to direct and indirect objects. I am quite confused about identifying the verbs that take direct or indirect objects or both. The objects are the nouns which follow the verb. For instance: “Jill gave advice to me.” The objects are “advice” and “me”. I was looking at the verb "say". In the dictionary([link]), it is given that it takes object. For instance, “Is anybody there?” he said. (what is the object in this sentence)? Is the part in the double quote object(DO)? By the same token, If anyone says me or to me, "Don't give up, you are doing well" , then I feel very happy. In this sentence, say, which takes, but does it take DO or IO or both? Which one is correct and how? How to identify an object in a...
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