Direct Objects--Nouns and Pronouns

What is the subject of a sentence?

• the action

• to what or who the action is referring

• what or who the sentence is about

• who or what received the action

What is the verb of the sentence?

• the action

• who or what the sentence is about

• who or what is receiving the action

• to who or what the action is referring

What is the direct object in this sentence:
We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa.

• We
• Iowa
• package
• relatives 

What is the direct object?
Tina is making dinner for us.

• Tina
• making
• us
• dinner

Identify the direct object in the sentence:
Sally sold Jim some tickets to her school play.

• Sally
• some
• tickets
• play

Find the direct object in the following sentence:

After reading the entire book series, Harry found another book to read.

• read

• found

• Harry

• book

Identify the direct object in the following sentence:

We bought a new clock for the house.

• clock

• We

• bought

• house

Identify the direct object in the sentence: My parents gave me a present for my birthday.

• parents
• me
• present
• birthday

Identify the direct object in the following sentence. "His aunt Liz and Uncle Robert showed him the railroad in San Francisco."

• him
• railroad
• San Francisco

• No direct object

Identify the correct direct object pronoun: John asked you and ____ to calm down.

• he

• him