Identifying Direct Objects in Sentences

The video tutorial explains direct objects, which are the recipients of actions in sentences. It provides examples using nouns and pronouns, and demonstrates how to identify direct objects using a formula. The tutorial also covers linking and intransitive verbs, which do not have direct objects, and offers practice sentences for identifying direct objects. Finally, it emphasizes the correct use of pronouns as direct objects.

What is the direct object in the sentence: 'The woman eats an apple'?

• apple

• eats

• the

• woman

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The doctor helps him', what is the direct object?

• the

• doctor

• him

• helps

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of the following sentences contains a direct object?

• Students were excited

• The dog likes carrots

• The branch fell

• The boy cried

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the direct object in the sentence: 'I bought a pizza from the shops'?

• I

• bought

• pizza

• shops

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'Harry hit his head on the doorway', what is the direct object?

• hit

• doorway

• head

• Harry

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the direct object in the sentence: 'The dog likes carrots'.

• the

• dog

• carrots

• likes

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which sentence does not have a direct object?

• She writes poems

• The monkey threw the banana

• He kicked the ball

• Kate and Jim laughed

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the direct object in the sentence: 'She writes poems'?

• the

• writes

• She

• poems

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which pronoun should be used as a direct object in the sentence: 'Greg bought ___ from the shops'?

• they

• them

• her

• it

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

In the sentence 'Lisa wrote it for school', what is the direct object?

• school

• it

• wrote

• Lisa

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I