Direct Indirect Object and Object of the Preposition

Identify the indirect object in this sentence: He told his parents a lie.

• he

• parents

• lie

• told

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Janice and Carla spent the day at the mall.

• Janice

• day

• Carla

• mall

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence: The children were charmed by the magician's tricks.

• children

• charmed

• tricks

• magician

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

We visited the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada.

• Canada

• we

• visited

• Museum

Direct objects answer the question

• TO whom or TO what

• whom or what after the action verb

• whom or what after the preposition

To find the object of the preposition, ask

• TO whom or TO what

• ask what or whom after the action verb

• whom or what after the preposition

What is the direct object?

The children played a game in their basement.

• children

• basement

• game

• in

Indirect objects answer the question...

• TO whom or TO what

• whom or what after the action verb

• whom or what after the preposition

What is the function of the underlined noun in the sentence below? Some people carry a four-leaf clover or other charm for good luck.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

• predicate noun

What is the function of the underlined noun in the sentence below?

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

• predicate noun