Direct Object Lessons

1. Identify the subject:  Susan wrote a letter to her friend.

• letter
• friend
• Susan
• wrote

2. Identify the verb:    Susan wrote a letter to her friend.

• Susan
• letter
• her
• wrote

3. Identify the direct object:    Susan wrote a letter to her friend.

• letter
• friend
• Susan
• wrote

4. Identify the prepositional phrase:    Susan wrote a letter to her friend.

• Susan wrote
• to her friend
• wrote a letter
• a letter to her

5. Identify the direct object:    Will you answer the phone?

• you
• answer
• will
• phone

6. Identify the direct object:    Sally ate her sandwich in the cafeteria.

• sandwich
• cafeteria
• Sally
• her

7. Identify the direct object:    The dog jumped the fence in one leap.

• jumped
• leap
• fence
• dog

8. Identify the function of the highlighted word:  The boy threw the ball to second base.

• subject
• action verb
• adjective
• preposition

9. Identify the function of the highlighted word: John ate the cookie after dinner.

• preposition
• subject
• verb
• direct object

10. Identify the function of the highlighted word:  My mom cooked a huge breakfast for us on Saturday morning.

• subject
• verb
• preposition
• adjective