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Action verbs and
their objects
What are action verbs?
• Action verbs are the words that
tell what a noun is doing.
The dog barks.
In this sentence, barks is the action
verb because it tells what the verb is
doing.
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Josiah plays football.
Whitey walks her dog through the
park.
Michael eats watermelon outside.
Direct Objects
A direct object
receives the action
of an action verb.
Direct Objects
It answers the
question “What?” or
“Whom?”
Direct Objects
To find the direct
object, first identify
the action verb of
the sentence.
The boy hit the ball.
In this sentence,
what is the action
verb?
The boy hit the ball.
In this sentence,
what is the action
verb?
Action verb: hit
The boy hit the ball.
Now ask yourself the
question, “What or
whom did the boy
hit?”
The boy hit the ball.
The boy hit the ball,
so ball is the direct
object. It receives
the action of the
verb.
Practice
Time
In the following
sentences, first
identify the action
verb. Then identify
the direct object.
Susan answered the
phone.
Susan answered the
phone.
Action verb: answered
Susan answered the
phone.
Action verb: answered
Direct object: phone
What did Susan
answer?
The phone
Yesterday I spoke
with John.
Yesterday I spoke
with John.
Action verb: spoke
Yesterday I spoke
with John.
Action verb: spoke
Direct object: John
To whom did John
speak?
John
Bob walks his dog
after school.
Bob walks his dog
after school.
Action verb: walks
Bob walks his dog
after school.
Action verb: walks
Direct object: dog
Who does Bob walk?
His dog
The dog ate the
bone.
The dog ate the
bone.
Action verb: ate
The dog ate the
bone.
Action verb: ate
Direct object: bone
What did the dog
eat?
The bone
The student did her
homework.
The student did her
homework.
Action verb: did
The student did her
homework.
Action verb: did
Direct object:
homework
What did the student
do?
Her homework