Transcript Direct Object

Direct and Indirect
Objects & Transitive
and Intransitive
Verbs
Direct Objects
A direct object is a noun or a pronoun that a verb is done to. It
answers a question of whom or what.
Example: He kicked the ball.
What is the direct object? Ball
Why? Ball is the direct object because it is the noun that the
verb is done to.
Your turn. What is the direct object?
The golfer hits the golf ball.
The verb is hit so what did the golfer hit? The ball. So, ball is
your direct object.
A verb can also have more than
one direct object.
Example: The team carried bats
and gloves into the stadium.
Carried is your verb. So ask yourself what
was carried, the bats and gloves.
Therefore, bats and gloves are your direct
objects.
Indirect Objects
•An indirect object always comes before the direct object.
•The indirect object will not be in a prepositional phrase.
Indirect objects describe to whom or for whom an action is done.
Example:
He kicked the ball.
Kicked what? The ball, so the ball is your direct object. To add an
indirect object you might say…
He kicked the coach the ball.
Kicked what? The ball, it is still your direct object, but to whom
did he kick the ball ? The coach. Therefore, coach is your indirect
object.
Be careful and look at how sentences are worded.
For example:
He kicked the coach the ball.
ball = your direct object
coach = your indirect object
but what if the sentence was worded like this:
He kicked the ball to the coach.
Would coach still be your indirect object?
No!
Why you may ask. That is because “coach” is in a
prepositional phrase. Which makes it the object of
the preposition not an indirect object. But ball is still
you direct object because you can ask kicked what?
The ball!
Underline the Direct Object and circle the Indirect Object
(if there is one).
1. The helper gives the players towels.
2.The university gave the tournament its support.
3.The coach gave all his players credit.
4. Several players gave him a pat on the back.
5. Mr. Bowers refereed the game.
6. The tournament sometimes attracts good athletes.
7. She asked Clayton some questions about his game.
8. Many fans paid the players tribute with a colorful banner.
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
If a sentence has a direct object it is a
transitive verb.
If a sentence does not have a direct object it
is an intransitive verb.
Does this have a transitive or intransitive verb?
The team played well.
Intransitive
This means it has no direct object.
Tell whether this sentence is a transitive or intransitive
verb.
1. The cow said moo! _______________
2. Abreigh ran into the pole. ______________
3. Christian swam. _______________
4. Courtney cheered at the game. ____________
5. Giuli kicked the ball. ________________
6. Mr. Lombardo read the book to the class.
_____________
PRACTICE
1. The knights wore steel armor and helmets.
2. Women in beautiful gowns attended the
tournaments.
3. Travelers took shelter in a castle or
monastery.
4. King Edward III started a war with France.
5. Jill handed Jack the bucket.
6. I mailed my brother the birthday gift.