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Direct and Indirect
Objects
I can identify direct and indirect objects.
Focus on Achievement
In which sentence is the word following used
as an adjective?
A. The cat is following the mouse around the house.
B. He returned from the country the following weekend.
C. I'll meet you in the hallway following Advisory class.
D. Many sports teams have large followings.
Which sentence demonstrates the correct
use of adjectives and adverbs?
• Of the two losers, Jason is the saddest.
• Which of the two motorcycles is the quicker?
• Though they are both excellent televisions, the Sony is the best.
• Which of these two brands of hair gel do you like the best?
Identify the pronoun (or pronouns) and the
antecedent the pronoun refers to.
1. In no time, the travelers found themselves
quibbling.
2. One person shouted,"The brown bag belongs
to me!"
3. Those are the birthday presents I bought for a
friend.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.
Reminders…
Subject: performs the action of
the sentence.
Verb: is the action of the
sentence.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.
Direct Objects:
A direct object is a
word or group of
words that follow a
verb and answer
the questions what?
or whom?
Examples
To find the direct object ask:
“What?” or “Whom?” OR
“For What?” or “For Whom?”
of the verb.
The old man chewed his food.
Chewed what?
The dog dug a hole under the fence. Dug what?
Alexander the Great conquered
leaders in most of ancient Europe.
Conquered
what?
Identify the Direct Objects in
the following sentences.
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Tommy caught the flu and is at home
sick.
My teacher wanted my essay.
The Seahawks played an amazing game
in spite of their loss Monday night.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.
The Transitive Verb
Recognize a transitive verb when you see one.
•A transitive verb has two characteristics. First, it is an action verb,
expressing a doable activity like kick, want, paint, write, eat, etc.
•Second, it must have a direct object, something or someone who
the action of the verb.
Here are some examples of transitive verbs:
Sylvia kicked Juan under the table.
Kicked = transitive verb; Juan = direct object.
Joshua wants a smile from Leodine, his beautiful but serious lab
partner.
Wants = transitive verb; smile = direct object.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.
Indirect Objects:
An indirect object is a
word or group of words
that follow a verb and
tell to whom or for
whom or what.
Examples
To find the indirect object ask:
“To Who?” or “To Whom?” OR
“For Who? or “For Whom?
of the direct object.
After class I wrote her a note.
Wrote what?
To whom?
My cousin brought us freshly picked
Brought what?
vegetables.
For who?
Loud music gives my brother
headaches.
Gives what?
To whom?
Identify the Indirect Objects in
the following sentences.
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Hannah sent me an email.
Ben’s sister made the team a pitcher of
lemonade.
Johnny Depp gave me his autograph.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.
The Intransitive Verb
Recognize an intransitive verb when you see one.
An intransitive verb has two characteristics:
•First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like arrive,
go, lie, sneeze, sit, die, etc.
•Second, unlike a transitive verb, it will not have a direct object
receiving the action.
Here are some examples of intransitive verbs:
Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven
seconds to spare.
Arrived = intransitive verb.
James went to the campus cafe for a steaming bowl of squid eyeball stew.
Went = intransitive verb.
Danger Will Robinson!
When the indirect object follows a preposition, it
becomes the object of the preposition, and is no
longer considered an indirect object.
Example:
Indirect Object
Example:
Prepositional Phrase
After class I wrote her a note.
After class I wrote a note to her.
Since it follows the preposition to,
it is the object of the preposition
and NOT an indirect object.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.
Question: Indirect Object or
Object of the Preposition?
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Walker gave the bone to the dog.
I tutored my sister for her math test.
On Thanksgiving, my mother prepared
us a feast.
On Halloween, my family gave candy to
the neighborhood children.
The middle school sent the shelter five
hundred cans of food.
Assignment 1: Identifying Direct and Indirect Objects
INSTRUCTIONS: Identify the direct and indirect objects in
the sentences below. Underline the direct objects and
label them with "DO." Underline the indirect objects and
label them with "IO."
IO
DO
1.The witch gave Snow White a poisoned apple.
2.Jack's mother sent him a belated birthday card.
3.The dragon burned everything in the town.
4.The troll hurled the boulder.
5.Dorothy showed the witch her new ruby slippers.
6.The elf ate the pear from the orchard.
7.The king decided the matter.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.