Direct Objects and Indirect Objects

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1. Direct Objects and Indirect Objects

2. Direct Objects Direct Objects can only be in a sentence were the main verb is action; Action Verbs show physical or mental action Direct Objects answer the question what after a action verb There is not always a Direct Object Example: Jim ran a race. The D.O.(Direct Object ) is race. Jim ran what? A race. Direct Objects can not be in prepositional phrases.

3. Now for a short Quiz over what you have just learned He walked the dog. The dog played fetch with a tennis ball. The dog ate the bone. The dog is smelly. They dog smelled a bunny. Put two lines under the verb, decide if it is action if it is not leave the sentence alone. Then find the D.O. in each sentence, and put a box around it.

4. Answers 1. He walked the dog . The dog played fetch with a tennis ball. The dog ate the bone . The dog is smelly. They is no D.O. because there is no action verbs. Is is a linking verb. They dog smelled a bunny . Acton verbs are orange and D.O.s are red

5. Indirect Objects Indirect Objects answers the question to whom or for whom. To have an Indirect Object there must be a Direct Object in the sentence Even with a Direct Object there is not always an Indirect Object Look for the Direct Object first Example: The player handed the referee the football. First you find if the verb is action, it is action so there might be a D.O. Then you look for an D.O. There is one. It is football. After finding a. D.O. , you look for an I.O.(Indirect Object ). The I.O. is referee. The player gave what, football with whom or for whom referee . I.O.s can not be in prepositional phrases.

6. I.O. Examples 1. They gave me a cake . 2. He threw Jessica the ball . 3. I baked Joe a cake . 4. We gave chinchillas a chance . 5. He gave me candy .

7. Quiz Time He hit a home run. She tied her friend’s cleats. He is a fast running back. She gave Suzanne a the soccer game tickets. They walked Kim’s dog. They were at the football game. The kicker kicked the ball through the goal . The referee gave the player a red card. He threw the girl a ball. Highlight I.O.s in blue, D.O.s in red, and action verbs in orange.

8. Answers He hit a home run . She tied her friend’s cleats . He is a fast running back. Is is a linking verb not a action verb She gave Suzanne the soccer game tickets . They walked Kim’s dog . They were at the football game. Were is a linking verb The kicker kicked the ball through the goal. The referee gave the player a red card . He threw the girl a ball .

9. Review D.O.s can only come after a action verb For they to be a I.O. they must be a D.O. D.O.s answer the question what? I.O.s answer the question to whom or for whom D.O. and I.O.s can not be in prepositional phrases