Direct and indirect objects

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1. Direct and Indirect Objects

2. What is an object? An  object  in grammar is a part of a sentence, and often part of the  predicate . It refers to someone or something involved in the  subject 's "performance" of the verb. It is what the verb is being done to. As an example, the following sentence is given: Subject Verb Object Leila wrote the poem

3. " Leila " is the  subject , the doer or performer, " wrote " is a  verb  that refers to the action, " the poem " is the object involved in the action. Subject Verb Object Leila wrote the poem

4. Types of Objects There are two types of objects:  direct  and  indirect objects : Direct object A direct object answers the question  "what?" or "whom?" Examples: David  repaired   his car  →  his car  is the  direct object  of the verb  repaired.  ( What did David repair? ) He  invited  Mary  to the party  →  Mary  is the  direct object  of the verb  invited . (Whom did he invite?)

5. Indirect Object An indirect object answers the question  "to whom?", "for whom?", "for what?"... An indirect object is the recipient of the direct object, or an otherwise affected participant in the event. There must be a direct object for an indirect object to be placed in a sentence. In other words an indirect object cannot exist without a direct object.

6. Examples : They sent him a postcard -  him  is the  indirect object  of the verb  sent. (To whom  did they send a postcard?) He bought his son a bike -  his son  is the  indirect object  of the verb  bought . ( For whom  did he buy a bike?)

7. Give me you answer! Decide whether the words in bold are subjects, direct objects or indirect objects 1. She sent  her friend  an email .  2. Sally will help  you  with your housework.  3. Where did  you  put the keys?  4. He gave  them  a bag full of money.  5 . Alice  wrote a book on the French revolution .  6. I need  your help .  7. He offered her  a flower .  8. My father bought  us  a new TV set. 9. John sold me  his car .  10.I wish  you  good luck .

8. Decide whether the words in bold are subjects, direct objects or indirect objects She sent  her friend  an email .  Indirect Object Sally will help  you  with your housework.  Direct Object Where did  you  put the keys?  Subject He gave  them  a bag full of money.  Indirect Object Alice  wrote a book on the French revolution .  Subject I need  your help .  Direct Object He offered her  a flower .  Direct Object My father bought  us  a new TV set.  Indirect Object John sold me  his car .  Direct Object I wish  you  good luck  Indirect Object  

9. Evaluation Group Activity.Instruct students to form a paragraph about Wedding in the Philippines.Determine if they used direct and indirect object. In each sentence . Rubrics Organization-10 points Mechanics and grammar-10 points Correctness of the facts-5 points

10. Practice Exercise Identify the direct and any indirect objects in the following sentences. You may check your answers below. 1. Denny brought Tony some apples, bananas, and strawberries from the store. 2. Place the puppy into his pen and come to dinner. 3. Jennifer sent an e-mail to her friend in Missouri. 4. The kids played street hockey all afternoon. 5. Thomas got an invitation to visit UCLA during Spring Break. 6. Gary brought a paper to read while he waited for Ann to finish. 7. Justin Timberlake sang his fans' favorite hits. 8. The king gave his most loyal subjects a generous portion of land. 9. The instructor offered her students a lollipop after class. 10.He tied the nets to the goal posts and lined the fields for this season's games .

11. Answers 1. IO = Tony; DO = apples, bananas, strawberries 2. DO = puppy 3. DO = e-mail 4. DO = street hockey 5. DO = invitation 6. DO = paper 7. DO = hits 8. IO = subjects; DO = portion 9. IO = students; DO = lollipop 10.DO = nets, fields http://www.education.com/study-help/article/direct-indirect-objects_answer/

12. Assignment What are infinitives? Give s amples of it.