Understanding Direct Objects in Grammar

What is the primary focus of this grammar lesson?

• Learning about direct objects

• Understanding indirect objects

• Exploring complex sentences

• Studying subject-verb agreement

In a sentence, what does the predicate describe?

• The time of the action

• The subject's characteristics

• The action performed by the subject

• The location of the subject

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

• It receives the action of the verb

• It modifies the verb

• It describes the subject

• It performs the action

In the sentence 'The captain steers the old ship,' what is the direct object?

• The captain

• Steers

• The

• The old ship

Which part of the sentence usually contains the action verb?

• The direct object

• The predicate

• The conjunction

• The subject

In the sentence 'The man shoots the basketball,' what is the action verb?

• Shoots

• The basketball

• The man

• The

What is the direct object in the sentence 'Dad grills hamburgers on the grill'?

• Dad

• Grills

• Hamburgers

• On the grill

In the sentence 'She sewed the rip in her dress,' what is the direct object?

• The rip

• She

• Sewed

• In her dress

What should you do to identify the direct object in a sentence?

• Determine what receives the action

• All of the above

• Locate the action verb

• Find the subject first

In the sentence 'Teachers teach students,' who or what is the direct object?

• Teachers

• Students

• Teach

• The classroom