Very Helpful to teachers and Studentsdirect-indirect-objects.ppt

Very Helpful to teachers and Studentsdirect-indirect-objects.ppt

2. A noun or a pronoun.
Follows an action verb.
Receives the action of a verb.
A direct object can be
found by asking Whom?
or What? about an action
verb.

3. A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action
verb.
The message reached the lawyer.
subjectaction verbDirect Object
The message reached WHOM?

4. His landlord is raising the rent.
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action
verb.
subject action verbDirect Object
Is raising WHAT?

5. Marty and Carol served pie and
ice cream for dessert.
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action
verb.
subject
action
verb
DO
Marty and Carol served
WHAT?
DO

6. A direct object is never an adverb
or the object of a preposition.
Joanne walked briskly.
Joanne walked her dog.
Joanne walked to the store.
D.O.
Prepositional phrase
adverb

8. Andy brought a flower.
subj. action verbdirect obj.
Andy brought me a flower.
subj. action verb indirect objdirect obj.
A noun or a pronoun.
Tells to whom or to what or for
whom or for what the action of the verb
is done.

9. A noun or a pronoun.
Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the
action of the verb is done.
Sarah showed the class her new glasses.
subject action verb indirect objectdirect object
Jeff gave Caroline a chess set.
Jeff gave a chess set to whom?
Sarah showed her new glasses to whom?

10. 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.

11. **ONLY **ONLY ACTION VERBSACTION VERBS HAVE HAVE
INDIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT INDIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT
OBJECTS**OBJECTS**
Linking verbs do NOT have indirect Linking verbs do NOT have indirect
objects or direct objectsobjects or direct objects
Linking verb: Zachary was a silly boy.
Action verb: Zachary saw a silly boy.

12. An action verb with a
Direct Object
An action verb with NO direct
object or a linking verb
(linking verbs are ALWAYS intransitive
verbs)