1. Direct and Indirect Objects
I can identify direct and indirect objects.

2. In which sentence is the word following used as an adjective?
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In which sentence is the word following used as an adjective?
The cat is following the mouse around the house.
He returned from the country the following weekend.
I'll meet you in the hallway following Advisory class.
Many sports teams have large followings.

3. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of adjectives and adverbs?
Of the two losers, Jason is the saddest.
Which of the two motorcycles is the quicker?
Though they are both excellent televisions, the Sony is the best.
Which of these two brands of hair gel do you like the best?

4. Identify the pronoun (or pronouns) and the
antecedent the pronoun refers to.
1. In no time, the travelers found themselves
quibbling.
2. One person shouted,"The brown bag belongs
to me!"
3. Those are the birthday presents I bought for a
friend.

5. I can identify direct and indirect objects.
Reminders…
Subject: performs the action of the sentence.
Verb: is the action of the sentence.

6. I can identify direct and indirect objects.
A direct object is a word or group of words that follow a verb and answer the questions what? or whom?

7. Examples The old man chewed his food.
To find the direct object ask:
“What?” or “Whom?” OR
“For What?” or “For Whom?”
of the verb.
The old man chewed his food.
The dog dug a hole under the fence.
Alexander the Great conquered leaders in most of ancient Europe.
Chewed what?
Dug what?
Conquered what?

8. Identify the Direct Objects in the following sentences.
Tommy caught the flu and is at home sick.
My teacher wanted my essay.
The Seahawks played an amazing game in spite of their loss Monday night.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.

9. The Transitive Verb Recognize a transitive verb when you see one.
A transitive verb has two characteristics. First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like kick, want, paint, write, eat, etc.
Second, it must have a direct object, something or someone who
the action of the verb.
Here are some examples of transitive verbs:
Sylvia kicked Juan under the table.
Kicked = transitive verb; Juan = direct object.
Joshua wants a smile from Leodine, his beautiful but serious lab partner.
Wants = transitive verb; smile = direct object.

10. I can identify direct and indirect objects.
An indirect object is a word or group of words that follow a verb and tell to whom or for whom or what.

11. Examples After class I wrote her a note.
To find the indirect object ask:
“To Who?” or “To Whom?” OR
“For Who? or “For Whom?
of the direct object.
After class I wrote her a note.
My cousin brought us freshly picked vegetables.
Loud music gives my brother headaches.
Wrote what?
To whom?
Brought what?
For who?
Gives what?
To whom?

12. Identify the Indirect Objects in the following sentences.
Hannah sent me an .
Ben’s sister made the team a pitcher of lemonade.
Johnny Depp gave me his autograph.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.

13. The Intransitive Verb Recognize an intransitive verb when you see one.
An intransitive verb has two characteristics:
First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like arrive,
go, lie, sneeze, sit, die, etc.
Second, unlike a transitive verb, it will not have a direct object
receiving the action.
Here are some examples of intransitive verbs:
Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven
seconds to spare.
Arrived = intransitive verb.
James went to the campus cafe for a steaming bowl of squid eyeball stew.
Went = intransitive verb.

14. I can identify direct and indirect objects.
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When the indirect object follows a preposition, it becomes the object of the preposition, and is no longer considered an indirect object.
Example:
Indirect Object
After class I wrote her a note.
Example:
Prepositional Phrase
After class I wrote a note to her.
Since it follows the preposition to, it is the object of the preposition and NOT an indirect object.
I can identify direct and indirect objects.

15. Question: Indirect Object or Object of the Preposition?
Walker gave the bone to the dog.
I tutored my sister for her math test.
On Thanksgiving, my mother prepared us a feast.
On Halloween, my family gave candy to the neighborhood children.
The middle school sent the shelter five hundred cans of food.

16. I can identify direct and indirect objects.
Assignment 1: Identifying Direct and Indirect Objects
INSTRUCTIONS: Identify the direct and indirect objects in the sentences below. Underline the direct objects and label them with "DO." Underline the indirect objects and label them with "IO."
The witch gave Snow White a poisoned apple.
Jack's mother sent him a belated birthday card.
The dragon burned everything in the town.
The troll hurled the boulder.
Dorothy showed the witch her new ruby slippers.
The elf ate the pear from the orchard.
The king decided the matter. IO DO
I can identify direct and indirect objects.