Identifying Direct Objects in Sentences

This video tutorial explains the concept of direct objects in grammar. It defines a direct object as the entity being acted upon by the verb in a sentence. The video provides examples to illustrate this concept, such as 'I stroked the cat' where 'the cat' is the direct object. It outlines steps to identify direct objects by finding the verb and asking 'what' or 'whom'. The tutorial includes various examples for practice and concludes with a summary of the key points.

What is the role of a direct object in a sentence?

• It connects two clauses.

• It describes the subject.

• It is the action performed by the subject.

• It is the thing being acted upon by the verb.

In the sentence 'I stroked the cat', what is the direct object?

• I

• stroked

• the

• the cat

Which of the following is a direct object in the sentence 'My cat suffered a stroke'?

• My cat

• suffered a

• suffered

• a stroke

What is the first step in identifying a direct object in a sentence?

• Find the subject

• Find the verb

• Ask 'who'

• Ask 'where'

In the sentence 'Please pass the butter', what question helps identify the direct object?

• Pass why?

• Pass what?

• Pass when?

• Pass who?

In the sentence 'Every actor played his part', what is the direct object?

• his part

• played

• actor

• Every actor

In the sentence 'John will write the book tomorrow', what is the direct object?

• tomorrow

• John

• will write

• the book

In the sentence 'I don't have a bank account', what is the direct object?

• bank

• don't have

• I

• a bank account

In the sentence 'I don't know my mother's maiden name', what is the direct object?

• my mother's maiden name

• I

• don't know

• mother's

In the sentence 'Don't eat me', what is the direct object?

• me

• eat

• Don't

• eat me