Grade 8 Direct/Indirect Objects

Grade 8 Direct/Indirect Objects

Direct Objects

• a noun (person, place, or thing) receives the action of the verb

• answers the questions Whom? or What? after the verb

Multiple Choice

What is the verb?

Bill baked some cookies.

• Bill

• baked

• some

• cookies

Multiple Choice

"baked" what?

Bill baked some cookies.

• Bill

• baked

• some

• cookies

Indirect Objects

• a noun or pronoun that comes after an action verb

• names the person/thing to which something is given

• or for which something is done

Multiple Choice

What is the verb?

Bill baked Marissa some cookies.

• Bill

• baked

• Marissa

• cookies

Multiple Choice

"baked" what?

Bill baked Marissa some cookies.

• Bill

• baked

• Marissa

• cookies

Multiple Choice

"baked" what for who?

Bill baked Marissa some cookies.

• Bill

• baked

• Marissa

• cookies

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb:

Lyric poetry moves readers.

• Lyric

• poetry

• moves

• readers

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

Lyric poetry moves readers.

• Lyric

• poetry

• moves

• readers

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb:

William Shakespeare mentions friendship.

• William Shakespeare

• mentions

• friendship

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

William Shakespeare mentions friendship.

• William Shakespeare

• mentions

• friendship

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb:

Longfellow tells readers a famous story from American history.

• Longfellow

• tells

• readers

• story

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

Longfellow tells readers a famous story from American history.

• Longfellow

• tells

• readers

• story

Multiple Choice

Identify the indirect object:

Longfellow tells readers a famous story from American history.

• Longfellow

• tells

• readers

• story

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb:

He gives Paul Revere new life.

• He

• gives

• Paul Revere

• life

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

He gives Paul Revere new life.

• He

• gives

• Paul Revere

• life

Multiple Choice

Identify the indirect object:

He gives Paul Revere new life.

• He

• gives

• Paul Revere

• life