Direct and Indirect Objects

The direct object is the subject of the sentence.

The direct object is the receiver of the action in the sentence.

The direct object is the doer of the action in the sentence.

The direct object is the location of the action in the sentence.

tree

sky

cat

ball

The action verb in the sentence

A type of adverb

Recipient of the direct object

The main subject of the sentence

She

a gift

gave

her friend

I walked to the store.

She is reading a book.

I ate an apple.

They are playing soccer.

She gave him a book.

They took her to the store.

He showed us the way.

I sent them a letter.

teacher

students

English

taught

his sister

a present

He bought

his sister a

She ate an apple.

I read a book.

They built a house.

He ran a marathon.

She gave him a book.

He showed us a magic trick.

I sent them a letter.

They took her a present.