Sentences for Practice: Predicate Verbs & Direct Objects 3.2

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'He threw the ball.'

• Predicate verb: threw, Direct object: ball

• Predicate verb: threw, Direct object: he

• Predicate verb: ball, Direct object: threw

• Predicate verb: he, Direct object: threw

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'They watched a movie.'

• Predicate verb: watched, Direct object: movie

• Predicate verb: watched, Direct object: they

• Predicate verb: movie, Direct object: watched

• Predicate verb: they, Direct object: watched

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'The gardener watered the plants.'

• Predicate verb: watered, Direct object: flowers

• Predicate verb: watered, Direct object: plants

• Predicate verb: gardened, Direct object: plants

• Predicate verb: watered, Direct object: trees

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

• Predicate verb: explained, Direct object: lesson

• Predicate verb: taught, Direct object: class

• Predicate verb: wrote, Direct object: book

• Predicate verb: discussed, Direct object: topic

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'The children played soccer.'

• Predicate verb: played, Direct object: soccer

• Predicate verb: soccer, Direct object: played

• Predicate verb: children, Direct object: played

• Predicate verb: played, Direct object: children

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'The chef cooked dinner.'

• Predicate verb: cooked, Direct object: dinner

• Predicate verb: chef, Direct object: dinner

• Predicate verb: cooked, Direct object: chef

• Predicate verb: dinner, Direct object: cooked

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'She baked a cake.'

• Predicate verb: baked, Direct object: cake

• Predicate verb: baked, Direct object: pie

• Predicate verb: cooked, Direct object: cake

• Predicate verb: baked, Direct object: cookies

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'The dog barked at the stranger.'

• Predicate verb: barked, Direct object: stranger

• Predicate verb: barked, Direct object: dog

• Predicate verb: at, Direct object: stranger

• Predicate verb: dog, Direct object: barked

Identify the predicate verb and direct object in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

• Predicate verb: chased, Direct object: cat

• Predicate verb: chased, Direct object: mouse

• Predicate verb: cat, Direct object: chased

• Predicate verb: mouse, Direct object: chased

What is a direct object?

• A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb in a sentence.

• A word that describes a verb.

• A phrase that modifies a noun.

• An adverb that indicates time.