Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Direct and Indirect Objects

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Direct Objects Does not refer to the subject Instead, it receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action. It answers the questions what? or whom? after an action verb.

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Direct Objects Examples: –The doctor cured the disease Doctor—subject Cured—verb Disease—Direct Object –The doctor cured what? »The disease

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Direct Objects Example: –She bought a car. She—subject Bought—verb Car—Direct Object –She bought what? »a car

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Indirect Objects An indirect object is a noun or pronoun in the predicate that precedes the direct object. It tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done. A direct object must be in the sentence in order for an indirect object to exist.

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Indirect Objects Example –I bought her a dozen flowers. I—subject Bought—verb I bought what? –Flowers »Direct Object I bought flowers for whom? –Her »Indirect Object

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Indirect Objects Example –The teacher gave the students extra-credit. Teacher—subject Gave—verb The teacher gave what? –Extra-credit »Direct Object The teacher gave extra-credit to whom? –Students »Indirect Object

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Helpful Hint The direct object and the indirect object will never be found within a prepositional phrase.

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Assignment Please rewrite the following sentences. For each sentence, identify the direct object (DO) and the indirect object (IO). Not every sentence with contain both kinds of objects.

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Assignment 1.Last night Tim told us a ghost story. 2.It was about a kid in a haunted house. 3.The kid bought himself the house with his allowance money. 4.Even though ghosts wandered the hallways, the kid was not afraid. 5.In fact, he introduced the ghost to his friends.

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Direct and Indirect Objects Assignment 6. His friends were afraid of the ghost, but they trusted the kid. 7. When Tim was done telling the story, he told us to be very quiet. 8. Tim taught us the fine points of story telling. 9. We feared the haunted house occupied by ghosts. 10. Fortunately for us, the story did not remind us of our homes.