2021:ENGLISH DIRECT INDIRECT OBJECT IN SENTENCES

2021:ENGLISH DIRECT INDIRECT OBJECT IN SENTENCES

by MILIJA MAMETA

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Main Difference – Direct vs Indirect Object 

An object is a noun, pronoun or a noun phrase that gives meaning to the subject and the verb in a sentence. In the English language, there are two types of objects; they are direct objects and indirect objects.  The main difference between direct and indirect object is, direct object is the recipient of the action while indirect object is the recipient of the direct object.

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

Maria baked bread.

• Maria

• baked

• bread

• turkey

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

My friend brought gifts to the party.

• friend

• gifts

• party

• my

Multiple Select

Identify the direct objects:

Bears eat plants and meat.

• bears

• plants

• meat

• eat

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

The Carlisle twins raise rabbits.

• Carlisle

• twins

• raise

• rabbits

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

Freddy strummed the guitar.

• Freddy

• strummed

• the

• guitar

Multiple Select

Identify the direct objects:

Mr. Sanchez speaks Spanish, English, and German

• Mr. Sanchez

• Spanish

• English

• German

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

The plant known as the Venus flytrap catches insects.

• plant

• Venus

• flytrap

• insects

Multiple Select

Identify the direct objects:

Sasha's older brother studied math and science.

• brother

• Sasha's

• math

• science

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object:

The female kangaroo carries her young in a pouch.

• kangaroo

• young

• pouch

• her

Multiple Select

Identify the direct objects:

We all ordered salad, chicken, and potatoes.

• we

• salad

• chicken

• potatoes

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object in this sentence:
We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa.

• We
• Iowa
• package
• relatives 

Multiple Choice

Identify the indirect object in this sentence:

He told his parents a lie.

• He

• lie

• parents

• told

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object?
A movie on TV gave me the chills.

• movie
• chills
• TV
• me

Multiple Choice

Is there an indirect object in this?
They tried giving their baby some mashed peas.

• yes
• no

Multiple Choice

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

• They
• peas
• baby
• tried

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object?
He gave his teacher a card that he picked out himself.

• He
• teacher
• card
• himself

Multiple Choice

Identify the indirect object in this sentence:

He told his parents a lie.

• He

• lie

• parents

• told

Multiple Choice

The magician showed me how to do a trick.

Indirect object?

• trick

• me

• magician

• showed

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of a sentence?

• the action

• to what the action is referring

• what the sentence is about

• who received the action

Multiple Choice

What is the verb of the sentence?

• the action

• what the sentence is about

• who is receiving the action

• to what the action is referring

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
The students showed the teachers their new dance moves at the dance.

• students
• teachers
• dance moves
• dance

Multiple Choice

Find the direct object in the following sentence:

After reading the entire book series, Harry found another book to read.

• read

• found

• Harry

• another book

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object in the following sentence:

Wanda told a secret to Mandy.

• Mandy

• Wanda

• a secret

• told

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object in the following sentence:

We bought a new clock for the house.

• a new clock

• a new clock for

• bought

• for the house

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object in the following sentence:

Pizza must be your favorite food.

• pizza

• your favorite food

• food

• no direct object