Exploring Direct and Indirect Objects in English Grammar

What is the basic structure of many sentences in English?

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Object-Verb-Subject

• Verb-Subject-Object

• Object-Subject-Verb

In the sentence 'I read the story', what is the subject?

• I

• read

• the story

• story

Which question does a direct object answer?

• To whom?

• For what?

• What or whom?

• For whom?

In the sentence 'Carlos bought a car', what is the direct object?

• Carlos

• bought

• a car

• car

In the sentence 'Sue invited Larry to the movies', who is the direct object?

• Sue

• movies

• invited

• Larry

Which question does an indirect object answer?

• What for?

• Whom?

• To whom?

• What?

In the sentence 'They sent her a birthday present', what is the indirect object?

• a birthday present

• They

• her

• sent

In the sentence 'Julie makes her grandmother breakfast', what is the direct object?

• breakfast

• makes

• Julie

• her grandmother

Can a sentence have an indirect object without a direct object?

• No

• Sometimes

• Yes

• Depends on the verb

What should you do to practice identifying direct and indirect objects?

• All of the above

• Ask questions about the objects

• Read sentences and identify objects

• Write your own sentences