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Compliment the Complements! Direct and Indirect Objects You are such a smart direct object! Thank you! You’re an intelligent indirect object yourself!

What’s a Complement? Words that complete the meaning of the action verb ◦ Adam threw the ball. There are two types of complements: 1. Direct Objects 2. Indirect Objects

Direct Objects A noun or a pronoun that names the receiver of a verb’s action Answers the question what or whom Example: Natasha loves the book. ◦ loves is the action verb ◦ book is the direct object

Identify the direct object in the following sentences. Mary drove the car to the store. Jack married Jill last year. Mike rode the bike to school. Jeri bought food at the store. Mom cooked the peas for supper.

Answers Mary drove the car to the store. Jack married Jill last year. Mike rode the bike to school. Jeri bought food at the store. Mom cooked the peas for supper.

Identify the direct objects in the following sentences. In the story, James built a fire. A long time ago, settlers left home by horse. The policeman chased the crook down the street.

Answers In the story, James built a fire. A long time ago, settlers left home by horse. The policeman chased the crook down the street.

Transitive Verbs An action verb that has at least one direct object Example: Good students avoid detention. avoid is the transitive verb detention is the direct object

Bob hit the ball. hit = transitive verb ball = direct object

The policeman gave a ticket to the speeder.

He sent the letter. sent = transitive verb letter = direct object

Let’s Practice… 1. Find the transitive verb 2. Find the direct objects My sister draws pictures. Harry invited you and me. Mr. Kelly packed pants, shirts, and ties. Ivan often crossed the Brooklyn Bridge.

Let’s Practice… Direct Objects = underlined Transitive Verb = blue My sister draws pictures. Harry invited you and me. Mr. Kelly packed pants, shirts, and ties. Ivan often crossed the Brooklyn Bridge.

What is an Indirect Object? Tells to what or to whom or for what or for whom an action is done Action verbs that have an indirect object will always have a direct object Not every sentence has an indirect object Example: Andrea gave Alex a ride. ◦ ride is the direct object

Those Pesky Prepositions… If the preposition to or for appears in the sentence, the word that follows it is not an indirect object, it is the object of the preposition. Example: Martin’s mother taught the rules of the road to him. ◦ In this sentence, to him is a prepositional phrase and there is only a direct object.

Identify the indirect object in the following sentences. Did your boyfriend send you flowers? John read his nephew an exciting story. Our father built the family a picnic table.

Answers Did your boyfriend send you flowers? John read his nephew an exciting story. Our father built the family a picnic table.

Identify the indirect object in the following sentences. The doctor sent me a bill for his services. We gave my mother a book for her birthday Will Jim get us tickets to the game?

Answers The doctor sent me a bill for his services. We gave my mother a book for her birthday Will Jim get us tickets to the game?

Intransitive Verbs Intransitive verbs can stand alone in a sentence and make sense. Intransitive verbs do not need a direct object. Examples: ◦ The plant grows. ◦ The mouse squeaked. ◦ The cat will run.

Intransitive Verbs: Examples S av The train stopped. ◦ The train stopped what? There is nothing in the sentence to say what the train stopped (i. e. , there is no object). There is no transfer of action. Last S av night we ate on the patio. ◦ We ate what? There is nothing in the sentence to say what we ate (i. e. , there is no object). We did not eat some “on the patio. ” This is a prepositional phrase telling where we ate, not what. There is no transfer of action.

Transitive or Intransitive? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I wrote a letter. I slept. The sun rose. I took the bus. I understood her question.

Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I wrote a letter. transitive I slept. intransitive The sun rose. intransitive I took the bus. transitive I understood her question. transitive

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