Transcript Action Verbs / Direct Objects

Action Verbs / Direct Objects
TED p. 187I
Action Verb & D.O.
• An Action Verb tells WHAT the subject of a
sentence DOES
• The receiver of a verb’s action is its
DIRECT OBJECT.
• A Direct Object answers the question
WHOM? Or WHAT?
• More than one direct object may follow an
action verb.
EX: The two girls watch the sunset
with their relatives.
Then they sit by the hearth.
• Watch = action verb
• Sunset = direct object – it answers the question
“WHAT do the girls watch?”
• Sit = action verb
• The second sentence has NO direct object – it
doesn’t tell you who or what was “sit”. Don’t get
confused by the phrase “by the hearth” because
that tells you where, no who or what. Also, don’t
get confused and put “they” as your direct object
– this is your subject, and who your sentence is
about.
Write the action verb of each
sentence, then after, write the
direct object (if any)
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2)
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7)
They often gather food.
They hunt seals in their kayaks too.
No one pours water on the hot stones.
The steam rises toward the ceiling.
The girls pile sand and dirt on the coals.
The moon appears above the water.
Both girls admire its brightness and
beauty.
8) They stare at the lovely moon for hours.
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2)
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5)
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7)
They often gather food.
They hunt seals in their kayaks too.
Now one pours water on the hot stones.
The steam rises toward the ceiling.
The girls pile sand and dirt on the coals.
The moon appears above the water.
Both girls admire its brightness and
beauty.
8) They stare at the lovely moon for hours.
*remember if it is a direct object – it has to answer the question
“WHAT” or “WHOM” received the action of the verb.
Practice –
PB p. 141 & WB+ p. 40/25 (front
& back)