Thanks for the tip. Yes, I will remember that. Only problem is that the subject is not always easy to identify (for me anyway). But how you explained it is very logical and useful.

Саша родила девочку.
Coming back to the sentence above, can I say
Саша родила девочке. - Sasha gave birth to a girl. Would the word girl be a direct or indirect object?

Sorry to ask this silly question. Just that I am having a little problem getting over the dative case. It's always a problem when one studies without a teacher.