direct-objects.ppt

2. 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.

3. A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action
verb.
The message reached the lawyer.
subject action verb Direct Object
The message reached WHOM?

4. His landlord is raising the rent.
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action
verb.
subject action verb Direct Object
Is raising WHAT?

5. Marty and Carol served pie and
ice cream for dessert.
A direct object can be found by asking
Whom? or What? about an action
verb.
subject
action
verb DO
Marty and Carol served
WHAT?
DO

6. A direct object is never an adverb or the
object of a preposition.
Joanne walked briskly.
Joanne walked her dog.
Joanne walked to the store.
D.O.
Prepositional phrase
adverb

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