Direct Object Indirect Object

He told his parents a lie.

Direct object?

• a lie

• parents

• He

• told

The magician showed me how to do a trick.

Indirect object?

• trick

• me

• magician

• showed

Our boss is buying us dinner. Direct object?

• boss

• dinner

• buying

• us

His grandmother sends him five dollars on his birthday every year.

Direct object?

• Grandmother

• year

• five dollars

• birthday

Among the layers of snow the hunter found me in a state of unconsciousness. What is me?

• subject

• preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

Identify the underlined word: Rhanera tossed Marco the ball carefully.

• direct object

• indirect object

Identify the underlined word: Angela drew Maria a country landscape.

• direct object

• indirect object

True or False?

Indirect objects receive direct objects.

• True

• False

I gave Rachel and Melissa a high-five for winning their game.

Indirect object?

• high-five

• Rachel and Melissa

• I

• winning

Direct object?

• Stacy

• friends

• story

• told