2. A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of the action. It answers the question "What?" or "Whom?" after an action verb.

3. must follow an action verb. will answer what or whom after the action verb. will be a noun or pronoun.

4. Rachel boughta cat. Rachel bought what? cat Rachel bought cat Bought what?

5. What did Mike write? A letter

6. What did I play? basketball

7.  John drinks Coke.  Maria and I give my friend a hug.  We read the poem  Mike wrote a letter to his girlfriend  He watched a movie last night

8. An indirect object names a person or thing to whom or for whom an action is performed. If a sentence has an indirect object, it must also have a direct object. Indirect objects are only used with transitive verbs.

9. Indirect object tells to or for whom the action is being done.

11. For whom is the letter? His girlfriend

12. FOR WHOM IS THE SKIRT? FOR HER

13. I gave those shoes to him EXAMPLES Joe gave me an apple.

15.  I gave those shoes to him. subject verbdirect object indirect object

16.  I bought that skirt for her. subject verb direct object indirect object

17. A complement is the part of a Sentence that comes after the Verb and is needed to make the sentence complete.SentenceVerb

18. the Complement gives more information about either the Subject or the Object

20. Decide whether the words in bold are subjects, direct objects or indirect objects 1. She sent her friend an email. 2. Sally will help you with your housework. 3. Where did you put the keys? 4. He gave them a bag full of money. 5. Alice wrote a book on the French revolution. 6. I need your help. 7. He offered her a flower.