Subject Compliments Direct and Indirect Objects

Direct objects _________________ the action.

• come after

• receive

• doesn't care about

• takes on

To find the direct object in a sentence, look for the subject and the verb and then ask, "____________________?" or "___________________?"

• Who?

• How?

• When?

• What?

What is the direct object in this sentence?

The teams practiced their throws for softball for hours.

• teams

• throws

• softball

• hours

To find the indirect object, we find the direct object and then ask _________ whom or _________ whom?

• with

• for

• to

• about

What is the indirect object in this sentence?

Angel grabbed Alessandro a homework sheet before leaving class.

• Angel

• Alessandro

• sheet

• homework

What is the indirect object in this sentence?

Brenda brought Griselda a pencil for the spelling test.

• Brenda

• Griselda

• pencil

• test

Object complements describe or tell what something has _______________.

• become

• done

• pictured

• (Answer: It's become.)

To find the object complement, find the direct object and ask "_____________?"

• Who?

• What?

• How?

• Where?

Is it an object compliment or object complement?

• Compliment

• Complement

What is the object complement in this sentence?

Mom made the tacos spicy.

• Mom

• tacos

• spicy