12-1-22/ Direct and Indirect Objects

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Direct and Indirect Objects ​

Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, and Objects of the Preposition

Direct Objects

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of an action verb. It answers the question “Whom?” or “What?” after the verb

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• Mr. Scheip ate a pizza by himself. [ He ate what?]

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• My friend met The Rock and John Stamos this summer. [She met whom?]

Indirect Object

A noun or pronoun that answers the question “To whom?” or “To what?” following an action verb.

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• Mr. Scheip gave us an assignment to complete. [He gave what? To whom was it given?]

• Charlotte sent Eliza a letter describing married life. [She sent what? To whom was it sent?]

​Hint: If there is an IO, it will ALWAYS go before a DO.

Direct and Indirect Objects

• Direct Object = noun/pronoun that receives the action of a verb

• Indirect Object = names the noun/pronoun that something is given to or done for

Examples

• I acutely disliked the feeling.

• feeling = DO; disliked what?

• I remember being startled when I first saw my grandmother.

• grandmother = DO; saw whom?

• The grownups told the children stories.

• children = IO; told to whom?

• stories = DO; told what?

Object of the Preposition

The object of the preposition is a noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase.

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• I sent a letter to Elizabeth.

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• Beneath the banyan tree, there was a sense of tranquility.

Finding the subject and objects

* If you are completely lost, start by labelling the parts of speech as best you can

1. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases = Object of the preposition

2. Find the verb(s) and ask “Who/what?” before the verb = subject

3. Ask “Whom/what?” after the verb = Direct Object

4. Ask “to/for whom/what?” after the verb and DO = Indirect object

   See, I told you it’s easy.

Multiple Choice

What is the DO: The author met a woman.

• author

• met

• a

• woman

Multiple Choice

What is the IO: The author met a woman.

• author

• met

• woman

• none

Multiple Choice

What is the DO: The woman showed her a manuscript.

• woman

• showed

• her

• manuscript

Multiple Choice

What is the IO: The woman showed her a manuscript.

• woman

• none

• her

• manuscript

Multiple Choice

What is the DO: The woman showed Lorraine Hansberry courage.

• woman

• showed

• Lorraine Hansberry

• courage

Multiple Choice

What is the IO: The woman showed Lorraine Hansberry courage.

• woman

• none

• Lorraine Hansberry

• courage

Multiple Choice

What is the DO: Hansberry gained a sense of meaning from the woman.

• woman

• gained

• sense of meaning

• Hansberry

Multiple Choice

What is the IO: Hansberry gained a sense of meaning from the woman.

• woman

• gained

• sense of meaning

• none

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of the following sentence?

The pack of wild dogs hunted us through the woods.

• dogs

• pack

• us

• woods

Multiple Choice

Amy burnt the cake .

• direct object

• indirect object

• subject

Multiple Choice

My mother bought me a necklace .

• indirect object

• direct object

• subject

Multiple Choice

Eli poured Mary some water .

• direct object

• direct subject

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Shall I tell the children our ghost story tonight?

• direct object

• indirect object

• direct subject

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of the following sentence?

The pack of wild dogs hunted us through the woods.

• dogs

• pack

• us

• woods

Multiple Choice

Mike showed Travis his coin collection

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

Mike showed Travis his coin collection

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

Mike showed Travis his coin collection

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

The teacher awarded extra credit to the most creative student.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

The teacher awarded extra credit to the most creative student.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

The teacher awarded extra credit to the most creative student.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition