Practice with Direct and Indirect Objects

Direct and indirect objects work with only what kind of verbs?

• action
• linking
• helping
• adverbs

A direct object receives the action from the verb.

• true
• false

Identify the subject of the sentence: My parents gave me a present for my birthday.

• my

• parents

• birthday

• present

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: My parents gave me a present for my birthday.

• My parents gave

• gave me a present

• present for my

• for my birthday

Identify the direct object in the sentence: My parents gave me a present for my birthday.

• parents
• me
• present
• birthday

Identify the indirect object in the sentence: My parents gave me a present for my birthday.

• parents
• me
• present
• birthday

Identify the direct object in the sentence:Sally sold Jim some tickets to her school play.

• Sally
• some
• tickets
• play

Identify the indirect object in the sentence:Sally sold Jim some tickets to her school play.

• Sally
• Jim
• tickets
• play

The indirect object answers the question "to whom" or "for whom".

• true
• false

Identify the direct objects:The sun gives people warmth and light.

• sun and people
• warmth and light
• people and warmth
• light and sun