Direct and Indirect Objects | English Grammar Lesson
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Direct ObjectsSometimes, sentences contain something
Direct Objects
Sometimes, sentences contain something called a direct object.
a direct object is a noun/pronoun/noun phrase/noun clause that is being acted upon or that is directly affected by the main verb.
Let’s take a look at this sentence here:
Kennedy drinks coke.
In this sentence, ‘coke’ is the direct object. It is the noun that is being acted upon or being directly affected by Kennedy’s action.
Michelle broke the computer.
In this sentence, ‘the computer’ is the direct object. How do we know this? The computer is what broke. The computer receives the action.
Let’s look at another example.
Lorenzo saw Katie.
In this sentence, our subject is Lorenzo. He is performing the action in the sentence: saw. The noun that is being directly affected by this action is ‘Katie’.
How do I know what the direct object of a sentence is?
One way to determine whether or not a noun or pronoun is the direct object of the sentence is to ask oneself the question: What or who(m) is being acted upon by the verb?
Kennedy drank what? a coke
Michelle broke what? the computer
Frances hiked what? The Appalachian trail
Lorenzo saw whom? Katie
Let’s look at these sentence:
Connor yawned.
if I were to ask myself the question: Connor yawned what? or Connor yawned whom? I would not be able to. The verb ‘yawned’ has no direct object. There is nothing being acted upon or being affected by Connor yawning.
Genesis loves Marie.
‘Genesis’ is our subject. The action is ‘loves’. Who or what does Genesis love? Marie. So we can then conclude that Marie is the direct object. She is the person receiving that main action of being loved.
The chicken clucked.
Our subject is ‘the chicken’. our verb is ‘clucked.’ If we ask ourselves: Clucked what? or Clucked who? It would be impossible to answer. A cluck is the sound a chicken makes and you can’t cluck something. Also, there is not another noun or pronoun in the sentence being acted upon. Clucked is an intransitive verb. An intransitive verb is a verb that doesn’t have a direct object. This sentence does not have a direct object.
Grandma lost the yarn.
‘Grandma’ is the subject. ‘Lost’ is our main action or verb. We have a noun here: the yarn. Does the yarn answer the question: What did grandma lose? Yes, it does. The yarn is the direct object of this sentence.
Indirect Objects
Let’s talk about another type of object: the indirect object
An indirect object is the person or thing that receives the direct object. They or it is the recipient of the direct object. One way for us to determine the indirect object is to ask the questions: To whom or for what?
Lets see some examples which will help with understanding
I gave Tom the newspaper.
The subject is ‘I’. The verb is ‘gave’. What did I give? I gave the newspaper, so that is our direct object.To whom did I give this newspaper? To Tom. ‘Tom’ is my indirect object. He is the recipient of the direct object.
It might be helpful to think of it like this: The direct object receives the verb or action and the indirect object receives the direct object. In order for us to know what our indirect object is, we must identify the direct object.
This is the order of direct and indirect objects in a sentence
Subject + verb +indirect object + direct object—-so the indirect object always comes before the direct object.
Paul Made Tammy dinner
Our subject is ‘Paul’. Our verb is ‘made’. What did Paul make? He made dinner. Dinner is our direct object. We know our direct object, so we can now ask ourselves: Who received that direct object? Tammy. Tammy is our indirect object.
Maria sold the happy customer some shoes
Our subject is Maria. Our verb is ‘sold’ Maria sold what? Some shoes. ‘Some shoes’ is our direct object. Who is the recipient of some shoes? The happy customer. ‘The happy customer’ is our indirect object.
The soldier wrote his wife a letter.
Our subject is ‘the soldier’ the soldier. ‘Wrote’ is our verb. What did he write? A letter. ’A letter’ is our direct object. To whom or for what did he write this letter? To his wife. His wife received the direct object, so she is the indirect object.
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Sometimes, sentences contain something called a direct object.
a direct object is a noun/pronoun/noun phrase/noun clause that is being acted upon or that is directly affected by the main verb.
Let’s take a look at this sentence here:
Kennedy drinks coke.
In this sentence, ‘coke’ is the direct object. It is the noun that is being acted upon or being directly affected by Kennedy’s action.
Michelle broke the computer.
In this sentence, ‘the computer’ is the direct object. How do we know this? The computer is what broke. The computer receives the action.
Let’s look at another example.
Lorenzo saw Katie.
In this sentence, our subject is Lorenzo. He is performing the action in the sentence: saw. The noun that is being directly affected by this action is ‘Katie’.
How do I know what the direct object of a sentence is?
One way to determine whether or not a noun or pronoun is the direct object of the sentence is to ask oneself the question: What or who(m) is being acted upon by the verb?
Kennedy drank what? a coke
Michelle broke what? the computer
Frances hiked what? The Appalachian trail
Lorenzo saw whom? Katie
Let’s look at these sentence:
Connor yawned.
if I were to ask myself the question: Connor yawned what? or Connor yawned whom? I would not be able to. The verb ‘yawned’ has no direct object. There is nothing being acted upon or being affected by Connor yawning.
Genesis loves Marie.
‘Genesis’ is our subject. The action is ‘loves’. Who or what does Genesis love? Marie. So we can then conclude that Marie is the direct object. She is the person receiving that main action of being loved.
The chicken clucked.
Our subject is ‘the chicken’. our verb is ‘clucked.’ If we ask ourselves: Clucked what? or Clucked who? It would be impossible to answer. A cluck is the sound a chicken makes and you can’t cluck something. Also, there is not another noun or pronoun in the sentence being acted upon. Clucked is an intransitive verb. An intransitive verb is a verb that doesn’t have a direct object. This sentence does not have a direct object.
Grandma lost the yarn.
‘Grandma’ is the subject. ‘Lost’ is our main action or verb. We have a noun here: the yarn. Does the yarn answer the question: What did grandma lose? Yes, it does. The yarn is the direct object of this sentence.
Indirect Objects
Let’s talk about another type of object: the indirect object
An indirect object is the person or thing that receives the direct object. They or it is the recipient of the direct object. One way for us to determine the indirect object is to ask the questions: To whom or for what?
Lets see some examples which will help with understanding
I gave Tom the newspaper.
The subject is ‘I’. The verb is ‘gave’. What did I give? I gave the newspaper, so that is our direct object.To whom did I give this newspaper? To Tom. ‘Tom’ is my indirect object. He is the recipient of the direct object.
It might be helpful to think of it like this: The direct object receives the verb or action and the indirect object receives the direct object. In order for us to know what our indirect object is, we must identify the direct object.
This is the order of direct and indirect objects in a sentence
Subject + verb +indirect object + direct object—-so the indirect object always comes before the direct object.
Paul Made Tammy dinner
Our subject is ‘Paul’. Our verb is ‘made’. What did Paul make? He made dinner. Dinner is our direct object. We know our direct object, so we can now ask ourselves: Who received that direct object? Tammy. Tammy is our indirect object.
Maria sold the happy customer some shoes
Our subject is Maria. Our verb is ‘sold’ Maria sold what? Some shoes. ‘Some shoes’ is our direct object. Who is the recipient of some shoes? The happy customer. ‘The happy customer’ is our indirect object.
The soldier wrote his wife a letter.
Our subject is ‘the soldier’ the soldier. ‘Wrote’ is our verb. What did he write? A letter. ’A letter’ is our direct object. To whom or for what did he write this letter? To his wife. His wife received the direct object, so she is the indirect object.
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