Direct Objects and Subject Complements

Direct objects answer the question

• TO whom or TO what

• whom or what after the action verb

• whom or what after the preposition

Identify the direct object in the sentence.

• Will and Maria

• sang

• Will

• song

Identify the direct object in the sentence.

My parents gave me a present for my birthday.

• gave

• me

• present

• birthday

Identify the subject complement in the sentence.

• veyr

• was

• class

• loud

Identify the direct object in the sentence.

• Pokemon

• own

• his

• created

Identify the subject complement in the sentence.

John is my little brother.

• little

• my

• brother

• John

What is the direct object?

We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa.

What is the direct object?

What is the direct object?

Direct objects answer the question

• TO whom or TO what

• whom or what after the action verb

• whom or what after the preposition

• whom or what after the subject