Grammar Mini Lesson Direct and Indirect Objects Lecture

Grammar Mini Lesson Direct and Indirect Objects Lecture Notes

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.

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 regarding the 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

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!

Now you try! Practice in your notes… 1. Kayla baked Jared a cake for his birthday. • • Subject = Predicate = Direct Object = Indirect Object = 2. Margaret sent a postcard to Donna. • • Subject = Predicate = Direct Object = Indirect Object = 3. Margaret sent Donna a postcard. • • Subject = Predicate = Direct Object = Indirect Object =

Answers 1. Kayla baked Jared a cake for his birthday. • • Subject = Kayla Predicate = baked Direct Object = cake Indirect Object = Jared 2. Margaret sent a postcard to Donna. • • Subject = Margaret Predicate = sent Direct Object = postcard Indirect Object = None 3. Margaret sent Donna a postcard. • • Subject = Margaret Predicate = sent Direct Object = postcard Indirect Object = Donna