Direct and Indirect Objects

What question does a direct object answer?

• A direct object answers the question 'where?' after the verb.

• A direct object answers the question 'when?' after the verb.

• A direct object answers the question 'what?' or 'whom?' after the verb.

• A direct object answers the question 'why?' after the verb.

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

• The mouse

• The cat

• The dog

• The chase

Identify the direct object in the sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

• the teacher

• the lesson

• explained

• the sentence

Identify the direct object in the sentence: 'She baked a cake.'

• a cake

• baked

• She

• a pie

What is an indirect object?

• A noun or pronoun that receives the direct object.

• A noun or pronoun that describes the subject.

• A verb that expresses an action or state of being.

• A phrase that modifies a noun.

What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?

• A direct object answers the question 'what?' or 'whom?' after the verb, while an indirect object answers the question 'to whom?' or 'for whom?' the action is done.

• A direct object is always a noun, while an indirect object is always a verb.

• A direct object can only be a person, while an indirect object can be a place or thing.

• A direct object is the subject of the sentence, while an indirect object is the predicate.

What is the role of the subject in a sentence?

• The subject performs the action of the verb or is described by the verb.

• The subject is always the first word in a sentence.

• The subject is the person being spoken to in a sentence.

• The subject is the main idea of the paragraph.

What is a direct object?

• A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb directly.

• A word that describes a verb.

• A subject that performs the action of a verb.

• An adverb that modifies a verb.

True or False: The indirect object can only be a person.

• True, the indirect object can only be a person.

• False, the indirect object can be a person or a thing.

• True, the indirect object can be a person or a thing.

• False, the indirect object can only be a thing.

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something in the sentence.

• The subject is always the first word in a sentence.

• The subject is the main verb of the sentence.

• The subject is the part of the sentence that describes the action.