DO, IO, OC

What is a direct object?

• a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive action verb

• a noun or adjective that comes after a transitive verb

• a noun or adverb that receives the action of an action verb

To find the direct object, you can ask these questions after an action verb.

• Why? or When?

• How? or Where?

• Whom? or What?

Transitive action verbs have direct objects. Intransitive action verbs do not have direct objects.

• true

• false

This sentence has a direct object: The rain started suddenly.

• true

• false

This sentence has a direct object: I already started my homework.

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• false

Which is the direct object in this sentence? I saw her in class yesterday.

• I

• her

• class

• yesterday

Identify the sentence that has a compound direct object.

• They danced incredibly beautifully.

• We walked along the river and up the volcano.

• She invited Michael and me.

An indirect object will always appear with a direct object.

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• false

To find the indirect object, identify the action verb, find the direct object, and then ask these questions:

• To or for whom? To or for what?

• Why? and How?

• When? and Where?

Identify the sentence that has an indirect object.

• They won.

• Which game did you see?

• Mbappé passed Messi the ball.