By Hanna and Maeve We’ll save you from the Grammar Police!

Define: What or whom receives the action of the verb Part of Speech: Noun or pronoun Ex. Sentence My sister loves chocolate.

The dog ate a banana.

Definition: Tells to whom or to what the action is done. Part of Speech: Noun or pronoun Ex. Sentence I threw Bob candy.

The student sent the senator an invitation to prom.

The Rules 1.Direct objects always follow a transitive verb. 2. Indirect objects always come before the direct object. 3. Both always follow the verb. 4. D.O. and I.O. cannot be the object of a preposition. 5. Subject + action verb + what or whom? = direct object 6. Subject + action verb + direct object to what or whom? = indirect

Let’s test your stuff!

Formative Assessment IO before DO Be prepared for your turn!! Watch out for prep. phrases Both come after verb

Sean threw Skylar her phone, but Ms. Logue caught it instead. Harry sent Ethan a text on his birthday.

Coincidently, William and Andrew stole each other’s pencil cases on the same day. After he learned the truth, George punched a wall. this morning.

Bethany baked Payton a giant cookie that was roughly 40 times larger than average. Should Abby tell the funny story tonight?

. Keely can’t decide if she should buy Christine a bandana. Lian and Olivia went shopping and swimming over the summer.

Braelin drove her new golf cart into a mailbox. During the snow storm, Zach sheltered homeless beavers.

After school on Tuesday, Hannah will buy Sydney a card for her birthday. Since he received hours of work last night, Ryan wrote President Obama a letter telling him to make homework illegal.

“I went skiing with my friends during break,” said Saoirse. Jack, who is very nimble and quick, jumped over the candlestick.

Natasha sent Angel a sketch based on the view from her hotel balcony. Davis paid Matthew 200 dollars to fix the newly broken window.