Indirect Object

Direct or indirect?

They showed the audience their new play.

• direct object

• indirect object

What is the indirect object?

The teacher gave her students prizes for doing well.

• gave

• students

• prizes

• well

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"Sharlene made her brother and his friend costumes for the play."

• Sharlene

• play

• costumes

• her brother and his friend

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"Muhammad writes his cousin a letter once a month."

• cousin

• letter

• month

• Muhammad

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"Kareem gave the crowd a big smile."

• Kareem

• gave

• crowd

• smile

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"The company promises its employees annual pay increases."

• company

• pay increases

• promises

• employees

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
"The Harrisons have left the university their art collection."

• Harrisons

• art collection

• have left

• university

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

• He

• lie

• parents

• told

The indirect object is the person or thing that gets/receives the direct object.

• true

• false

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

• Sally

• tickets

• Jim

• school