Indirect Object

Indirect Object

Pages 85 and 86

Direct Object

Is the person, place, thing, or animal that the subject is acting on.

Multiple Choice

What sentences have a direct object?

• The philosophers teach students about life.

• The muse inspires people all over the world.

• The judge will grant the prisoner permission to go home.

• All of the above have direct object.

Think about this sentence:

Matt threw the ball.

To whom?

Matt threw Allie the ball.

Multiple Select

An indirect object answers the question of

• to whom?

• for whom?

• for what?

Examples:

• Socrates taught Plato many things.

• Zeus gave Athena her name.

Tips to identify direct and indirect objects

• Direct objects are always nouns or pronouns.

• Direct objects are usually things. 

• Indirect objects are usually people or animals.

• The indirect object comes before the direct object in a sentence.

EXERCISE TIME

Underline the direct object. Circle the indirect object.

Multiple Select

Poseidon gave the city a giant waterfall.

• the city

• a giant waterfall

Decide wheter the words in bold are

subjects, direct objects, or indirect objects. 
Write the answer on the line.

Multiple Choice

He offered her a flower.

• indirect object

• subject

• direct object

Write your own sentences that include an object and an indirect object using the suggested words. 

You can add more words to make the sentences more interesting.

Open Ended

castle

built

Zeus

the Titans