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Grammar Mini Lesson

Grammar Mini Lesson. Direct and Indirect Objects Lecture Notes. What You Should Know About Objects. An object is often necessary to complete a basic sentence containing an action verb. Objects also make sentences more meaningful to the readers. Direct Object.

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Grammar Mini Lesson

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  1. Grammar Mini Lesson Direct and Indirect Objects Lecture Notes

  2. What You Should Know About Objects • An object is often necessary to complete a basic sentence containing an action verb. • Objects also make sentences more meaningful to the readers.

  3. Direct Object • A direct object is the noun or pronoun that is receiving the action from the verb in the sentences. They answer whom or what regardingthe action verb. • Scott kicked the ball into the net. • Subject = Scott • Predicate = Kicked • Kicked what? ball • There can be more than one direct object in a sentence = compound direct object. • David planted an apple tree and a lemon tree this weekend. • Subject = David • Predicate = Planted • Planted what?apple tree / lemon tree

  4. Indirect Object • An indirect object is directly related to the direct object; it tells who or what is the recipient of the direct object. • You can NOT have an indirect object without having a direct object first. • You do NOT have to have an indirect object in a sentence. • To identify an indirect object in the sentence, ask to or for whom? – or - to or for what? after the action verb. • Steven showed Corey his new car. • Subject = Steven • Predicate = Showed • Showed who or what? - Car = direct object • To or for whom/what? - Corey = indirect object • Indirect objects can always be found between the verb and the direct object!

  5. Now you try! Practice in your notes… • Kayla baked Jared a cake for his birthday. • Subject = • Predicate = • Direct Object = • Indirect Object = • Margaret sent a postcard to Donna. • Subject = • Predicate = • Direct Object = • Indirect Object = • Margaret sent Donna a postcard. • Subject = • Predicate = • Direct Object = • Indirect Object =

  6. Answers • Kayla baked Jared a cake for his birthday. • Subject = Kayla • Predicate = baked • Direct Object = cake • Indirect Object = Jared • Margaret sent a postcard to Donna. • Subject = Margaret • Predicate = sent • Direct Object = postcard • Indirect Object = None • Margaret sent Donna a postcard. • Subject = Margaret • Predicate = sent • Direct Object = postcard • Indirect Object = Donna

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