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Direct Indirect Object

This document provides information about direct objects and indirect objects in English grammar: 1) A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb and can be found by asking "whom?" or "what?" about the verb. 2) An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that tells to whom or for whom the action is performed and is placed between the verb and the direct object. 3) Only action verbs can take direct objects and indirect objects; linking verbs do not take objects.

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Direct Indirect Object

This document provides information about direct objects and indirect objects in English grammar: 1) A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb and can be found by asking "whom?" or "what?" about the verb. 2) An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that tells to whom or for whom the action is performed and is placed between the verb and the direct object. 3) Only action verbs can take direct objects and indirect objects; linking verbs do not take objects.

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INGLÉS II

Mg. Gonzalo Humberto Ayulo Paihua


A noun or a pronoun.
Follows an action verb.
Receives the action of a verb.

A direct object can be


found by asking Whom? or
What? about an action verb.
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action verb.

subject action verb Direct Object


The message reached the lawyer.

The message reached WHOM?


A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action verb.

subject action verb Direct Object


His landlord is raising the rent.

Is raising WHAT?
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action verb.

action
subject verb DO
Marty and Carol served pie and
DO
ice cream for dessert.

Marty and Carol served


WHAT?
A direct object is never an adverb
or the object of a preposition.

D.O.
Joanne walked her dog.
adverb
Joanne walked briskly.
Prepositional phrase
Joanne walked to the store.
A noun or a pronoun.
Tells to whom or to what or for whom
or for what the action of the verb is
done.

subj. action verb direct obj.


Andy brought a flower.
subj. action verb indirect obj direct obj.
Andy brought me a flower.
A noun or a pronoun.
Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the
action of the verb is done.

subject action verb indirect object direct object

Sarah showed the class her new glasses.


Sarah showed her new glasses to whom?
Jeff gave Caroline a chess set.
Jeff gave a chess set to whom?
Please Note…
If there is an indirect
object, there must be a
direct object.
However, you can have a
direct object without
an indirect object.
**ONLY ACTION VERBS HAVE
INDIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT
OBJECTS**
Linking verbs do NOT have indirect
objects or direct objects

Linking verb: Zachary was a silly boy.


Action verb: Zachary saw a silly boy.
An action verb with a
Direct Object

An action verb with NO direct


object or a linking verb
(linking verbs are ALWAYS intransitive
verbs)
Thanks!

Mg. Gonzalo Humberto Ayulo Paihua

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