DGP – S ENTENCE 2 Sentence Parts

S ENTENCE / W ORD B ANK Give me a carefully reasoned argument, and I will give you a debate. Word Bank: direct object (2), indirect object (2), subject (2), transitive verb (2)

C OMPARE Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you identified the same direct objects. “I labeled ________ as a direct object because __________.”

C ORRECT A NSWER Give me a carefully reasoned argument, and I will give you a debate. (You), I = subject (the “who” or “what” of the verb) give, give = transitive verb (takes a direct object) argument, debate = direct objects (follows an action verb; think “subject, verb, what?”) me, you = indirect object (comes before a direct object and after the verb)