EXERCISE1
Identifying Completers for Action Verbs: Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.
Identify the underlined word or words in each sentence as a direct (D) or an
indirect (I) object.
___D__ 1. David gave the Tomkeys candy.
___D__ 2. They bought a boat in October.
___D__ 3. The Tomkeys did not own a television.
___D__ 4. On Halloween David collected candy from the neighbors.
___D__ 5. David emptied his bag of candy on the bed.
___D__ 6. He tore the wrapper off and crammed the candy bar in his mouth.
___I__ 7. David’s mother took him to the store to get a Halloween costume.
___I__ 8. The chocolate gave David a headache.
___I__ 9. David looked through the window and saw the Tomkeys eating dinner.
___I__ 10. She put the candy in the Tomkeys bags.
EXERCISE2
Identifying Direct and Indirect Objects
Write the direct and indirect objects that appear in the following sentences. If a
sentence does not contain a direct or indirect object, write none.
1. Emery and Dinah jogged steadily around the track.
_____ Emery and Dinah / Track_____________________________________________
2. The Hellers met us at the restaurant.
_____The Hellers / Restaurant______________________________________________
3. Heidi is telling the editor her series of story ideas.
______ story ideas._______________________________________________________
4. Give your brother some waffles and strawberries for breakfast.
_______ waffles / strawberries _____________________________________________
5. The cousins gathered at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.
__________Cousings / Hotel________________________________________________
6. Their meeting gave each cousin many chances to visit with one another.
__________Meeting / Theys________________________________________________
7. Mr. Daleberg gave his speech another name.
__________ Mr. Daleberg / Speech___________________________________________
8. In California, people pick calla lilies at the roadside.
_____________California / Lilies_____________________________________________
9. Josefina wove blankets on an old wooden loom.
___________ Blankets / Wooden loom ________________________________________
10. Andy sent his girlfriend an e-mail and a surprise gift every day.
__________Email / Surprice Gitf______________________________________________
EXERCISE3
Understanding Direct and Indirect Objects
Supply a direct or an indirect object to complete each of the following sentences.
You may need to provide a group of words so that the sentence makes sense.
1. At the beginning of the trail we spotted many trees
2. Did Noah going to see yesterday?
3. Clark did his best to pass the semester
4. Erin told it is very important
5. A field of iris filled the sky of colors in the multiverse
6. My grandmother gave of the circle New York City.
7. The last period of the day gives the to meet with teachers.
8. I read a boock of english class Mr. Bennett had provided about the final exam.
9. The whole family brought on his eightieth birthday.
10. As a landscape architect, Rick designed both stone and planted of plancton many owders
EXERCISE4
Using Direct and Indirect Objects in Your Writing
Think about a situation in your school or community that has invited strong
opinions. Write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper to express your thoughts
about the situation. Provide some background about the situation, and clearly state
your own opinion about it. Use direct and indirect objects in your letter. Use your
own sheet of paper for this exercise.
Hi, my name is Luis Angel the reason of i send the text mail it for my satisfacción expresión tan
courses of english, because y really important of everybody on can the feel situación of economy.
Thats really important in the diferents ambits of comunication and diferents comics son on the
special conmemory, an other point because write my text mail, its for expresión that áreas color
green its very deteriurus and check de clasroom.
Im fine a gods time everyday,
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