Helping Verbs

List of Helping Verbs Can be Helping Verbs and Main Verbs: Be (am, is, are, was, were) Have Being --Had Been --Has Am --Did Are --Does Is --Do Was were Always Helping Verbs: May Might must Should Could would Will Can shall

John was helping his mom. You can wait your turn. You shouldn’t read that book. Kevin may have been searching for the lost key. I can’t believe she is going out with him.

Direct Objects The direct object is the noun that receives the action of the verb. Typically, a direct object follows the verb and can be found by asking who or what received the action of the verb.

In the following examples, the direct object is bold and the verb is underlined. Example: After dinner, Matthew always serves a cake. To determine the direct object, ask whom or what was acted on by the verb.

Example: To the average citizen, politics offers considerable frustration. Although the direct object follows the verb, an adjective may be between the verb and object. Christine discovered a pile of books hidden under the staircase.

Identify direct object in the following sentence Identify direct object in the following sentence. John played basketball in his backyard with Joyce and Timothy. A. backyard B. basketball C. John D. played

Identify direct object in the following sentence Identify direct object in the following sentence. Trisha visited Rome with her cousin last year. A. Trisha B. last year C. Rome D. her cousin

Identify direct object in the following sentence Identify direct object in the following sentence. Helen played piano for three hours. A. Helen B. everyday C. three hours D. piano