Direct and Indirect Objects

Direct and Indirect Objects

Direct Objects are found after an action verb. They tell...

• What?

• Whom?

Multiple Choice

The teacher assigned homework. What is the direct object in this sentence?

• assigned

• homework

• teacher

• new

Multiple Choice

The students read the novel. What is the direct object in this sentence?

• students

• read

• novel

• the

Multiple Choice

She showed Sally her test score. What is the direct object in this sentence?

• she

• showed

• test

• score

Indirect Objects usually come before the direct object. They tell...

• To whom?

• For whom?

Multiple Choice

She showed Sally her test score. What is the indirect object in this sentence?

• she

• showed

• Sally

• score

Multiple Choice

The teacher assigned us homework. What is the indirect object in this sentence?

• teacher

• us

• assingned

• homework

Multiple Choice

He told me a joke. What is the indirect object in this sentence?

• He

• told

• joke

• me