1. Direct and Indirect Objects
When you have a sentence that looks like this, we have leftovers.
The employee told her boss a bold lie.
Indirect Object Direct Object
Direct Object: Receives the verb. (What is being told? What is being thrown?)
Gary wrote a play.
Jim gave George a gift.
Indirect Object: Receives the direct object. (That object went to who/what?)
Candice threw Amy the ball.
What are these??

2. AN OBJECT CANNOT BE IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE!!!!
I brought a book to Cindy.
I traded money for the gum.

3. Step 1: Cross out prepositional phrases Step 2: Find direct and indirect objects
We gave our parents a scare on Friday.
Maria made us a Mexican dinner.
Paul gave the chili a stir.
I made Mom a rug for her birthday.
The official gave the co-captains the trophy.
Nathan must have ironed my shirt.
Judy and Donna were whistling an old Aretha Franklin song over the radio.
Show the department store clerk that faded shirt.