Direct & Indirect Objects

Find the nouns in these sentences Mr. Humbert was chasing the dog down the street. All of the sudden, the dog bit Mr. Humbert. Mr. Humbert held his arm and screamed. The ambulance came and picked up Mr. Humbert.

All nouns have jobs One job is to be the subject But what are the other nouns doing? Mr. Humbert was chasing the dog down the street. All of the sudden, the dog bit Mr. Humbert. Mr. Humbert held his arm and screamed. The ambulance came and picked up Mr. Humbert. ? Subject ? Subject ? ? Subject

Other jobs that nouns can do Direct Object—you should know already Indirect Object Object of a prepositional phrase—you should know already

So which of the other nouns are direct objects, and which are objects of prepositional phrases? Subject Mr. Humbert was chasing the dog down the street. All of the sudden, the dog bit Mr. Humbert. Mr. Humbert held his arm and screamed. The ambulance came and picked up Mr. Humbert. Subject Subject

Practice finding the direct object DO Andrea needed the batteries for a physics experiment. The art teacher displayed his students’ paintings in the hall. Tribal warriors attacked their enemies with primitive weapons. The woman in the horror movie wore a long red gown. Ashley played a short tune on the violin. The math students opened their books to chapter eight. The voting computer will automatically record each choice. DO DO DO DO DO DO

What is an indirect object? Indirect object is the person or thing who receives the DO Sometimes, we give this information in a prep phrase, but sometimes we want to say it faster with an IO

Indirect object Did you give the dog its food? (IO) Did you give its food to the dog? (no IO, prep phrase) I sent my mom a card. (IO) I sent a card to my mom. (no IO, prep phrase) I made Miss Goodling some cookies. (IO) I made some cookies for Miss Goodling. (no IO, prep phrase)

How to find & use an indirect object Indirect object always comes between the verb and the DO Can’t have an IO without a DO Subject + Verb + IO + DO To find it, first find the DO. Then think, who or what is receiving this DO? Who is it for or to?

Practice: change the sentence to use an indirect object (answers on next slide) Has your boss given the information about the new program to you? The woman showed the damage done to her car to the police. The actor showed a video of his finest work to his guests. The big park offered a chance to run wild for the children. The tired waitress is serving healthy meals to the hungry customers. The Tooth Fairy leaves money under their pillows at night for children. The man on the corner gave some misleading directions to Garrett and me. Michael saved a piece of cake for Amber.

Practice: change the sentence to use an indirect object ANSWERS Has your boss given you the information about the new program? The woman showed the police the damage done to her car. The actor showed his guests a video of his finest work. The big park offered the children a chance to run wild. The tired waitress is serving the hungry customers healthy meals. The Tooth Fairy leaves children money under their pillows at night. The man on the corner gave Garrett and me some misleading directions. Michael saved Amber a piece of cake.

Find the DO & IO IO DO You should not give a young child a small pet as a gift. Natalie didn't give Mrs. Cunningham your homework. Dr. Marshall presented the committee his facts. Last year the boss gave us bigger raises. Dr. Cunningham showed his class a short video about how atoms work. Adam served Jessica a plate of his spicy lasagna. Anthony saved Andrea a piece of cake. The small city built its founder an impressive memorial. IO DO IO DO IO DO DO IO IO DO IO DO DO IO