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A noun or a pronoun. Follows an action verb. Receives the action of a verb. A direct object can be found by asking “who” or “what” about an action verb. A direct object can be found by asking “who” or “what” about an action verb. subject action verb Direct Object A direct object is never an adverb or the object of a preposition. adverb Prepositional phrase A noun or a pronoun. Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done. subj. action verb direct obj. Andy brought a flower. subj. Andy action verb brought indirect obj me direct obj. a flower. A noun or a pronoun. Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done. subject action verb indirect object direct object Sarah showed the class her new glasses. Sarah showed her new glasses to whom? Jeff gave Caroline a chess set. Jeff gave a chess set to whom? Please Note… If there is an indirect object, there must be a direct object. However, you can have a direct object without an indirect object. **ONLY ACTION VERBS HAVE INDIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT OBJECTS** Linking verbs do NOT have indirect objects or direct objects Linking verb: Zachary was a silly boy. Action verb: Zachary saw a silly boy. An action verb with a Direct Object An action verb with NO direct object or a linking verb (linking verbs are ALWAYS intransitive verbs)