Direct Objects
_______________ OR _______________ whom what The direct object tells _______________ OR _______________ receives the action in a sentence. Jerry called his friend. Whom or what received the action? DO Maria told a great story. Whom or what received the action?
Direct objects must follow a(n) __________ verb action Action Verb Remove the prepositional phrase Then find the verb Kara and I always leave our bookbags in the room. Leave what?
When looking for direct objects, be sure to remove the prepositional phrases. THEN find the verb. We always eat a healthy breakfast in the morning on Saturday. What do we eat?
Remember – Not every sentence has a direct object. Remove prepositional phrases I flew to New Orleans on a large airplane. No direct object If a verb does not have a direct object it is called an intransitive verb.
Here are the steps to find a DO 1) Remove all prepositional phrases 2) Find the verb 3) Determine if it is ACTION or LINKING 4) Ask “what?” or “whom?” after the verb
Indirect Objects
How to Find an Indirect Object 1. Find the action verb 2. Ask “who?” or “what?” after the action verb. (If you get answers to both questions then you have found both a direct object and an indirect object. The “who?” will be the indirect object and it will come after the action verb. The “what?” will be the direct object and it will come after the indirect object. The sentence pattern will always be S – V- IO- DO.) Example: Mom gave me a cookie. 1. The action verb is “gave.” 2. Gave who? Me. Gave what? Cookie. Both of these questions got an answer. That means that “me” is the indirect object and “cookie” is the direct object.
How to Find an Indirect Object Another example: Lucy brought her a present. 1. The action verb is brought. 2. Brought who? her Brought what? a present Since both questions had answers, you have found both a direct object and an indirect object. “Her” is the IO. “Present” is a DO.
Diagramming Indirect Objects Subject Verb Direct Object (x) Indirect Object
Diagramming Indirect Objects Example: S V IO DO Sue gave Jack a valentine. Sue gave valentine (x) Jack
Diagramming Indirect Objects Indirect objects can also be compound! That means they would need a fork doohicky! Example: S V IO IO DO Mom brought Tim and Tom a new game. Mom brought game (X) Tim and Tom
Let’s practice Take out one white board per group. FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT (DO) IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
#1 Shelly and her friend from Florida are catching fish and oysters in the ocean. DO is fish AND oysters
#2 I found the missing item in my bedroom. Do is item
#3 I never sleep on my uncomfortable couch. No DO
#4 Watches can keep time more efficiently than sundials. DO is time
#5 A fierce tiger attacked a person at the San Francisco Zoo. DO is person
#6 I don’t call my friends after 10:00 p.m. DO is friends
#7 Mr. Veeder is a math teacher. No DO The verb is linking.
#8 Veronica always packs many of her items in her purse. DO is many
#9 She usually works on the weekends at Starbucks. No DO
#10 Who will find one of the clues to the puzzle? DO is one