1. 1 Indirect Objects It’s the somebody you give something to when you give something to somebody.

2. 2 Indirect Objects An indirect object is the person or thing that receives the direct object. An indirect object is always a noun. An indirect object can NEVERbe inside a prepositional phrase. Indirect Objects ALWAYS come before the Direct Objects. S-AV-IO-DO (except in questions) You can NEVER have an Indirect Object without a Direct Object.

3. 3 Brett Favre threw Javan Walker the ball. SubjectAction VerbIndirect ObjectDirect Object

4. 4 Examples I gave my valentine a balloon. She gave me one back. Without warning his dog gave him a bite. My mom asked my sister and me a question. The teacher gave Suzy a book. The teacher gave a book to Suzy. (Why is there no indirect object?)

5. 5 Try these on your own: Label subjects, verbs, direct and indirect objects The bully shot the boy a dirty look. The pitcher threw the batter a curve ball. Can I ask you for a favor? What did you give your friend for Christmas? Jimmy walked past Sally during lunch. I ignored my sister and my dog. Give me a call after school Thursday.

6. 6 Answers Label subjects, verbs, direct and indirect objects The bully shot the boy a dirty look. The pitcher threw the batter a curve ball. Can I ask you for a favor? What did you give your friend for Christmas? Jimmy walked past Sally during lunch. I ignored my sister and my dog. Give me a call after school Thursday.

7. 7 Try these on your own: Label subjects, verbs, direct and indirect objects Since Christmas she has worked for hours every night. Lend her your pen for a second. The police officer simply gave me a warning for speeding. The customer paid the cashier a dollar. The customer paid the cashier.

8. 8 Answers Label subjects, verbs, direct and indirect objects Since Christmas she has worked for hours every night. Lend her your pen for a second. The police officer simply gave me a warning for speeding. The customer paid the cashier a dollar. The customer paid the cashier.

9. 9 Object of the Preposition Remember to put these in a safe place with the topic and the date at the top.

10. 10 Definition Every Prepositional Phrase begins with a Preposition and ends in a Noun. The name of that noun is the Object of the Preposition. OP’s are always Nouns or Pronouns. OP’s are always Object Pronouns: me, you, her, him, us, them, whom No other type of Object (DO, IO) can come inside the prepositional phrase.

11. Know Your Prepositions aboutbehindduringoffto above belowexceptontoward acrossbeneathforonto under afterbesidefrom opposite underneath againstbesidesinout until alongbetweeninsideoutside up amongbeyondintooverupon aroundbutlikepastwith atbynearsincewithin beforedown of through without

12. 12 Practice In class I always take notes. My friend asks me for a copy of my notes. I never give her my notes. She never gives anything from her lunch to me. Since fourth grade she has sat near me. My mom drives her and me everywhere. She did not give me a present for my birthday last year. She does not seem to be my friend.

13. 13 Answers In class I always take notes. My friend asks me for a copy of my notes. I never give her my notes. She never gives anything from her lunch to me. Since fourth grade she has sat near me. My mom drives her and me everywhere. She did not give me a present for my birthday last year. She does not seem to be my friend. (no OP since there is an infinitive verb.)

14. 14 More Practice Where did you go on vacation last summer? My Grandparents took my sister and me to Disneyland. We rode all the rides in the park. The Space Mountain gave me a stomach ache. Grandma took us to the kiddie rides. She still treats us like babies. Grandpa, however, shows us respect and love.

15. 15 Answers Where did you go on vacation last summer? My Grandparents took my sister and me to Disneyland. We rode all the rides in the park. The Space Mountain gave me a stomach ache. Grandma took us to the kiddie rides. She still treats us like babies. Grandpa, however, shows us respect and love.