direct and indirect objects

T or F: In order to have a DO, a sentence must have an IO.

F

What type of sentence is this: He showed us his model cars.

Sentence

The most important noun in a sentence:

subject

Identify the indirect object: Our boss is buying us dinner.

us

What's the indirect object? They tried giving their baby some mashed peas.

baby

What's the direct object? A movie on tv gave me the chills.

chills

What's the indirect object? Lukas offered Marcos a good job.

Marcos

What's the indirect object? The teacher gave us some work to do.

us

What's the direct object? Sara gives her son some cake.

cake

What question do you ask in order to find the Indirect Object?

Who or what gets the (say the DO)?

The direct object is located in what part of the sentence?

The predicate

What is a direct object of a verb?

The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

The courtyard fountain continuously gushed water. What is the direct object?

water

Rochelle stowed the luggage in the overhead bin. What is the direct object?

luggage

The heavy box squashed my foot. What is the direct object?

foot

Leona frequently chews gum. What is the direct object?

gum

Which word is the direct object in this sentence? Mrs. Cressman assigned me a topic for my report.

topic

The hot chicken soup burned April's tongue. What is the direct object?

tongue

Erica handed Jacob her paper. What is the direct object?

paper

DO: His grandmother sends him five dollars on his birthday every year.

dollars

IO: Please, can you hand me the remote control for the tv?

me

IO: Grandma told us stories about the history of our family.

us

DO: Karen passed the sandwiches to Earl.

sandwiches

DO: In the epilogue, Phil wrote Miss Narwin an apology.

apology

DO: We hung our projects in the art room.

projects

DO: Mrs. Kennedy bought cookies and milk at the store today.

cookies, milk

DO: The mailman brought you a package today.

package

Please put your dirty clothes in the washing machine.

This sentence has a direct object.

IO: The judge at the fair gave Sienna a blue ribbon for her drawing.

Sienna

IO: Tina bought her dad a Keurig for Christmas.

dad

Tim is making me a cake for my birthday.

Me is an indirect object.

We will put a coat of paint on the old building.

Coat is a direct object.

IO: At the end of the performance, the director gave the actress a bouquet of flowers.

actress

Two of the largest cities in Pennsylvania are Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

None of the answers are correct.

In order to have an indirect object, you must have a _.

direct object

The ball hit Tammi. What is the direct object?

Tammi

Identify the direct object: I will wish you luck.

luck

What type of sentence is this: Did Ralph know the answer?

Question

Lion, road, bus, carrot are all:

nouns

A person, place, thing, or an idea:

noun

What type of sentence is this: Sit.

Command

What type of sentence is this: We lost our game by three points.

sentence

The kind of sentence in which the subject is you, understood but not written is:

command

Is, might be, run are all:

verbs

What type of sentence is this: Can your father take us to the library?

question

PP: Theo might talk to her after school.

to her, after school

V: The street by my house is Adams Avenue.

is

S: Take your bath now.

(you)

S: Can your mother take us to the library?

mother

S: The deck of cards fell on the floor.

deck

V: Will Suzzie ask Tom for directions?

will ask

S: Joe and Mike earned money over the weekend.

Joe, Mike

V: The container of candy has dropped.

has dropped

PP: She will be in the track meet today.

in the track meet

S: The pencil on the desk is mine.

pencil

PP: Water the plants.

There is not a PP in this sentence.

V: When do you go to the dentist?

do go

V: What did Mary think of my message?

did think

PP: Nancy did write that note to the teacher.

to the teacher

After finding the action verb, look for any:

helping verbs

After finding the non-action verb, look for any:

helping verbs

PP: The ball on the desk rolled onto the floor.

on the desk, onto the floor

V: Their writing was read by many people.

was read

S: There will be no school tomorrow.

There

V: Will Ruben ask Rachel for directions?

will ask

S: Eat your dinner.

(you)

V: Their writing was read by many people.

was read

V: Will Ruben ask Rachel for directions?

will ask

V: Can your dad take us to the mall?

can take

In order to find the SUBJECT, ask yourself:

Who or what say the verb?

S: There will be no school tomorrow.

There

PP: Nancy did write that note to the teacher.

to the teacher

S: Eat your dinner.

(you)

After finding the non-action verb, look for any:

helping verbs

After finding the action verb, look for any:

helping verbs

PP: The ball on the desk rolled onto the floor.

on the desk, onto the floor

V: When do you go to the dentist?

do go

V: The container of candy has dropped.

has dropped

PP: Water the plants.

There is not a PP in this sentence.

S: The pencil on the desk is mine.

pencil

PP: She will be in the track meet today.

in the track meet

V: What did Mary think of my message?

did think

S: Joe and Mike earned money over the weekend.

Joe, Mike

V: Will Suzzie ask Tom for directions?

will ask

PP: He became a firefighter for the city.

for the city

S: Take your bath now.

(you)

S: Can your mother take us to the library?

mother

PP: Theo might talk to her after school.

to her, after school

What type of sentence is this: He showed us his model cars.

Sentence

V: The street by my house is Adams Avenue.

is

S: The deck of cards fell on the floor.

deck

What type of sentence is this: We lost our game by three points.

sentence

What type of sentence is this: Sit.

Command

What type of sentence is this: Did Ralph know the answer?

Question

What type of sentence is this: Take your bath now.

command

A person, place, thing, or an idea:

noun

The most important noun in a sentence:

subject

The kind of sentence in which the subject is you, understood but not written is:

command

Is, might be, run are all:

verbs

What type of sentence is this: Can your father take us to the library?

question