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Sentence Parts:
Objects and Phrases
Direct Objects
A direct object is the noun that is receiving the
action of the verb.
1.Some verbs must take an object
*We analyzed.
We analyzed the data.
2. Some verbs may take an object. It’s correct
with or without.
We wrote.
3. Some verbs cannot take an object
She disappeared.
*She disappeared the dog.
Direct Objects
The boy broke the dish.
 What did the boy break? The boy broke the dish. Dish is the
direct object of the sentence because it is receiving the
action.
Direct Objects
Example #1:
Melissa took the paper.
Subject: Melissa
Verb: took
DO: the paper
Direct Objects
Example #2
He called her yesterday.
 Subject: He
 Verb: called
 Direct Object: her
Indirect Objects
 The indirect object is the secondary receiver of the action in
a sentence. For example:
Justin gave his girlfriend a diamond ring.
 Subject: Justin
 Verb: gave
 Direct Object: ring
Indirect Objects
Justin gave his girlfriend a diamond ring.
 To whom did Justin give a diamond ring? He gave a
diamond ring to his girlfriend. “Girlfriend” is the
indirect object of this sentence.
 “Girlfriend” cannot be the direct object of the sentence
because Justin did not give his girlfriend. He gave a
diamond ring.
Appositives and Appositive
Phrases
Essential Question:
Why do we want to use Appositives and
Appositive Phrases in our writing?
Definition
An
appositive is:
A noun or pronoun placed after another noun or pronoun to:
 identify,
 rename, or
 explain the preceding word.
Examples of appositives
 The painter Pablo Picasso lived in Spain.
 I want to visit Spain’s famous museum, The Prado.
 The painting Guernica impressed my father
Appositive Phrase
 An
appositive phrase is:
 A noun or pronoun with modifiers (describing words).
 It stands next to a noun or pronoun and adds information or
details.
Examples of appositive phrases
 Willa Cather, an American novelist, wrote My Antonia.
 Lisbon, a thriving port in Portugal, has often been the scene
of espionage.
 The shopping center—a network of cars, shops, and people--
provides many jobs.