Direct Object vs. Indirect Object Lesson

Direct and Indirect Object

Direct Object

A noun can be used as a direct object

The direct object answers the question whom or what after the verb

Example: The community opened a neighborhood center.

What did the community (the subject) open?--> The center

Indirect Object

A noun can also be used as an indirect object

An indirect object tells to whom or for whom, or to what or for what, an action is done

Example: The center offers children classes.

To whom does the center offer classes? → The children

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the following sentence?

My phone runs out of battery quickly.

• My

• phone

• runs

• battery

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object in the following sentence?

James threw Jessica the ball.

• James

• threw

• ball

• Jessica

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object in the following sentence?

The boy ate the cookie.

• The

• ate

• cookie

• boy

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?

Bob gave his teacher an apple.

• teacher

• apple

• Bob

• gave

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?

John bought his son a present.

• present

• son

• John

• bought

Poll

How comfortable are you feeling with direct and indirect objects?

• Really easy!

• Easy

• Somewhere in the middle

• Difficult

• Really Difficult!