Direct and Indi-rect Objects

October 23rd, 2013

The plan….• Objectives• Review– Appositive and Prepositional– Prepositions

• Objects– Direct– Indirect

• Speaking Practice• Homework– Sentences

Objectives• To recognize and identify comple-

ments in subjects and predicates• To use multiple reference aids to clar-

ify meaning and usage• To employ standard English usage in

writing, including parts of speech• To be able to accurately identify di-

rect and indirect objects

Review• Please give 3 sentences containing a

prepositional phrase

• Please give 3 sentences containing an appositive phrase

• Please give 10 examples of preposi-tions

Direct ObjectsA noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb

Transitive verbs have direct objects

• Always a noun or pronoun– The noun/pronoun takes the action from the verb– Becca Teacher teaches English.

• Can find a direct object (DO) by asking…– what? – who?– Becca Teacher teaches English.

• Teaches what? Teaches ____________

• May be compound– One verb may have more than one direct object– Becca Teacher teaches English and biology.

• Teaches what? Teaches ____________ and ____________

Writing Practice• Direct Objects Exercise 35 pg. 412– Numbers 1-5

– Underline the DO

• Compound Direct Objects Exercise 36 pg. 412– Numbers 1-5

– Underline the COMPOUND Dos

Indirect ObjectsA noun or pronoun that comes after an action verb and before a direct

object.Names the person or thing that something is to or done for.

• Always a noun or pronoun• Always in a sentence with a direct object

– subject + action verb + indirect object + direct object

• Can find an indirect object (IO) by asking…– To or for what? – To or for whom?– Becca Teacher teaches you English.

• Teaches what? Teaches ____________• Teaches for whom? Teaches for ___________

• May be compound– One verb may have more than one indirect object– Becca Teacher teaches boys and girls English and biol-

ogy.• Teaches what? Teaches ____________ and ____________ • Teaches for whom? Teaches for ____________ and ____________

Writing Practice• Indirect Objects Exercise 38 pg. 415– Numbers 1-15

– Underline the IO 2 times

Homework• Write 20 sentences in your English

notebook– 20 of the sentences need direct objects • 5 with compound direct objects

– 10 of the sentences need an indirect ob-ject

• Due tomorrow, Thursday, October 24th, 2013