Direct and Indirect Objects

What is a direct object?

• A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb in a sentence.

• A direct object is an adjective or adverb that receives the action of a verb in a sentence.

• A direct object is a verb that receives the action of a noun or pronoun in a sentence.

• A direct object is a preposition that receives the action of a verb in a sentence.

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What is an indirect object?

• An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object of a verb.

• An indirect object is a preposition that receives the direct object of a noun.

• An indirect object is a type of adverb that receives the direct object of a verb.

• An indirect object is a verb that receives the direct object of a noun.

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How do you differentiate between direct and indirect objects in a sentence?

• Identify the verb and ask who or what is performing the action to determine the direct and indirect objects.

• Look for the noun that comes after the verb to determine the direct and indirect objects.

• Direct objects are always proper nouns while indirect objects are always common nouns.

• Identify the verb and ask who or what is receiving the action to determine the direct and indirect objects.

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In the sentence 'She gave him a book', what is the direct object?

• gave him

• a book

• She

• the book

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In the sentence 'They bought her a gift', what is the indirect object?

• her

• They

• bought

• a gift

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Create a sentence with a direct object.

• They watched a movie.

• I read a newspaper.

• He ate a sandwich.

• She bought a book.

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Create a sentence with an indirect object.

• She gave a book.

• She gave him a book.

• She gave him.

• She gave a book to him.

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In the sentence 'He told me a secret', what is the direct object?

• He

• told me

• a secret

• the secret

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In the sentence 'She baked her mother a cake', what is the indirect object?

• cake

• baked

• She

• her mother

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What is the difference between a direct and indirect object?

• A direct object is always a person, while an indirect object is always a thing.

• A direct object receives the action of the verb directly, while an indirect object receives the direct object or shows to whom or for whom the action is done.

• A direct object receives the action of the verb indirectly, while an indirect object receives the direct object or shows to whom or for whom the action is done.

• A direct object is used in active voice sentences, while an indirect object is used in passive voice sentences.

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