1. Direct Objects, Indirect Objects and Subject Complements.

2. Direct & Indirect Objects
Direct & Indirect Objects can happen when your sentence has an ACTION verb:
Jump
Skip
Cook
Yell
smile

3. Subject Compliments
Subject Compliments happen when your sentence has a LINKING verb.
Was Is
Are
Have been Am
Smells, sounds, tastes

4. Let’s learn about Direct and Indirect objects first:

5. What is an indirect object?

6. An indirect object identifies to, for whom or what the action of the verb performed is.

7. One way to look at it...

8. An indirect object is like a birthday kid.
I'm the
indirect object
It is the receiver of the direct object much like a birthday kid receives the birthday gift.

9. In this case, the birthday gift is the direct object.

10. Example: Marcel passed me the ball. Passed what? The ball To whom? me
Marcel passed me the ball Indirect Direct
Object Object

11. Your Turn Find the indirect and direct object.
The waitress handed her the bill.
a. waitress (indirect), bill (direct)
b. her (indirect), bill (direct)
c. her (direct), bill (indirect)
d. Handed (direct), bill (indirect)

12. How did you do? The waitress handed her the bill. Indirect Direct
Object Object

13. Lets Try Again!

14. Remember: Ask to whom or for whom. OR For what or to what
Remember: Ask to whom or for whom? OR For what or to what? after the verb

15. The officer wrote them a ticket.
them (indirect), ticket (direct)*
officer (indirect), ticket (direct)
them (direct), wrote (indirect)
officer (indirect), wrote (direct)

16. Indirect Object The officer wrote them a ticket. Direct Object

17. What is a Subject Complement?
A subject complement follows a linking verb and tells who or what the subject is or is like. It tell what the subject is EQUAL to
Example:
My mother was a good teacher.
Mother = teacher
-was is a linking verb
-teacher is a subject compliment

18. Find the Subject Compliment
Ben is a policeman.
a. Ben
b. is
c. policeman

19. Find the Subject Compliment
She appeared at 12 and looked stunning. a. stunning b. looked c. appeared d. she

20. Find the Subject Compliment
That apple pie smells delicious.
pie
smells
delicious
apple

21. How did you do? Ben is a policeman.
is – linking verb policeman- subject compliment
She appeared at 12 and looked stunning.
looked – linking verb stunning - subject compliment
That apple pie smells delicious.
smells – linking verb delicious - subject compliment

22. Quiz Practice
Find the subject complement:
The waves seemed rough.

23. Find the subject complement:
The flutter kick is a strong kick used with the crawl.

24. Find the subject complement:
The water felt cool in the July sun.

25. Find the subject complement:
Mindy’s arms felt sore as she swam to shore.

26. Find the subject complement:
The peppermint ice cream tasted good.

27. Find the subject complement:
Swimming is a popular sport.

28. Find the subject complement:
Ice cream tastes refreshing on a hot day at the beach.

29. Find the subject complement:
Jill was happy about her progress.

30. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
Barb handed Dex a dry towel.

31. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
Adam prefers soccer to aquatic sports.

32. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
Sylvia set a new record.

33. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
Sandy gave her sisters matching blue swimsuits.

34. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
My mother taught me rules for safe swimming.

35. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
Erik took a test to determine how far he could swim.

36. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
Anne practiced the breaststroke.

37. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
Emma won the contest by swimming fast.

38. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
David touched the wall and turned to swim back.

39. Circle direct objects and underline any indirect objects.
Carly drew pictures for her mom.