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Understanding Direct and Indirect Objects in Sentences

Learn about the importance of direct and indirect objects in sentences. Direct objects receive the verb's action, while indirect objects are recipients related to the direct object. Enhance your sentence structure by mastering these concepts.

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Understanding Direct and Indirect Objects in Sentences

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  1. Grammar Mini Lesson Direct and Indirect Objects Lecture Notes

  2. What You Should Know About Objects • An object is often necessary to complete a basic sentence containing an action verb. • Objects also make sentences more meaningful to the readers.

  3. Direct Object • A direct object is the noun or pronoun that is receiving the action from the verb in the sentences. They answer whom or what regardingthe action verb. • Scott kicked the ball into the net. • Subject = Scott • Predicate = Kicked • Kicked what? ball • There can be more than one direct object in a sentence = compound direct object. • David planted an apple tree and a lemon tree this weekend. • Subject = David • Predicate = Planted • Planted what?apple tree / lemon tree

  4. Indirect Object • An indirect object is directly related to the direct object; it tells who or what is the recipient of the direct object. • You can NOT have an indirect object without having a direct object first. • You do NOT have to have an indirect object in a sentence. • To identify an indirect object in the sentence, ask to or for whom? – or - to or for what? after the action verb. • Steven showed Corey his new car. • Subject = Steven • Predicate = Showed • Showed who or what? - Car = direct object • To or for whom/what? - Corey = indirect object • Indirect objects can always be found between the verb and the direct object!

  5. Now you try! Practice in your notes… • Kayla baked Jared a cake for his birthday. • Subject = • Predicate = • Direct Object = • Indirect Object = • Margaret sent a postcard to Donna. • Subject = • Predicate = • Direct Object = • Indirect Object = • Margaret sent Donna a postcard. • Subject = • Predicate = • Direct Object = • Indirect Object =

  6. Answers • Kayla baked Jared a cake for his birthday. • Subject = Kayla • Predicate = baked • Direct Object = cake • Indirect Object = Jared • Margaret sent a postcard to Donna. • Subject = Margaret • Predicate = sent • Direct Object = postcard • Indirect Object = None • Margaret sent Donna a postcard. • Subject = Margaret • Predicate = sent • Direct Object = postcard • Indirect Object = Donna

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