Direct and Indirect Objects

Identify the direct object in the following sentence: She gave him a book.

• a pen

• a dog

• a chair

• a book

Identify the indirect object in the following sentence: They bought her a gift.

• it

• her

• the

• them

Differentiate between direct and indirect objects: What is the role of a direct object in a sentence?

• The role of a direct object in a sentence is to receive the action of the verb directly.

• The role of a direct object is to modify the verb

• Direct objects are only used in questions, not statements

• A direct object is always placed after the subject in a sentence

Identify the direct object in the following sentence: The teacher asked the students a question.

• a question

• the teacher

• asked the students

• students

Identify the indirect object in the following sentence: He sent his mother some flowers.

• the flowers

• his father

• her sister

• his mother

Differentiate between direct and indirect objects: How can you identify an indirect object in a sentence?

• An indirect object is identified by the presence of an adverb in the sentence.

• An indirect object is identified by the verb coming before the subject in the sentence.

• An indirect object is identified by asking 'to whom' or 'for whom' after the verb in the sentence.

• An indirect object is identified by the verb being in the past tense.

Identify the direct object in the following sentence: They showed us their new car.

• book

• bike

• car

• house

Identify the indirect object in the following sentence: She baked her friends some cookies.

• baked

• her some cookies

• cookies

• her friends

Differentiate between direct and indirect objects: Can a sentence have both a direct and an indirect object?

• Yes

• No

• Rarely

• Sometimes

Identify the direct object in the following sentence: The chef cooked the guests a delicious meal.

• chef

• meal

• guests

• delicious