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Direct and indirect objects in sentences

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the direct object in the sentence?

"We sent a package to our relatives in Pampanga."

a)

package

b)

relatives

c)

Pampanga

2.

I will never forget the bear we met in the woods.


The direct object in the sentence above is:

a)

forget

b)

bear

c)

woods

d)

met

3.
Which word is the direct object?
When the chair overturned, it damaged the table behind it.
Hint:  There are two sets of subjects/verbs.
a)
chair
b)
table
c)
behind
d)
it
4.
What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"The Harrisons have left the university their art collection."
a)
Harrisons
b)
art collection
c)
have left
d)
university
5.

What is the direct object in each sentence?

Tanner shoveled snow in his driveway.

a)

Tanner

b)

shoveled

c)

snow

d)

his

e)

driveway

6.

Find the indirect object:

Sheila bought her mother flowers for Mother's Day.

a)

Sheila

b)

mother

c)

flowers

d)

Mother's Day

7.

Sally will help you with your housework.

a)

Subject

b)

verb

c)

direct object

d)

indirect object

8.
Identify the direct object in the sentence:
Sally sold Jim some tickets to her school play.
a)
Sally
b)
some
c)
tickets
d)
play
9.

The direct object is the who/what

a)

doing the action

b)

receiving the action

10.
What is the indirect object?
He gave his teacher a card that he picked out himself.
a)
He
b)
teacher
c)
card
d)
himself
11.

Identify the Direct and Indirect Objects.

He took his daughter an ice cream soda.

a)

IO= daughter

DO= ice cream

b)

IO= He

DO= daughter

c)

IO= daughter

DO= Soda

d)

IO= soda

DO= daughter

12.

Tim bought his friends two movie tickets.

- The indirect object is ?

a)

his friends

b)

Tim

c)

two movie tickets

13.

John Glenn orbited Earth. Earth is a(n)

a)

direct object

b)

indirect object

c)

object of a preposition

14.

Identify the direct object in the following sentence: Wanda told a secret to Mandy.

a)

Mandy

b)

Wanda

c)

secret

d)

told

15.

What is the indirect object in the following sentence? "Tyrone gave his mother some roses on Mother's Day."

a)

mother

b)

Tyrone

c)

roses

d)

Mother's Day

16.

James accidentally tripped Claire as she walked out of her room.

a)

Direct Object

b)

Indirect Object

c)

None of the above

17.
Does this have an indirect object?
 Ian hit the puck with his stick.
a)
yes
b)
no
18.

What is the indirect object?

Pat gave Ashley her report.

(a)  

19.
What is the direct object in each sentence?
The puppy scratched my finger.
a)
puppy
b)
scratched
c)
my
d)
finger.
20.

What is the indirect object? A movie on TV gave me the excitement.

a)
movie
b)

excitement

c)
TV
d)
me