The document defines and provides examples of direct objects and indirect objects in sentences. A direct object receives the action of a verb and can be found by asking "whom?" or "what?" about the verb. An indirect object tells to whom or for whom the action is performed, and it must be accompanied by a direct object. Only action verbs, not linking verbs, can take direct and indirect objects.

3. 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.

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. Ayaan and Ryaan 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
direct
object
Ayaan and Ryaan served WHAT?
direct object
subject

7. A direct object is never an adverb or the
object of a preposition.
Yazan Omar walked briskly.
Yazan Isam walked hisdog.
Omar Shawky walked to the store.
D.O.
prepositional phrase
adverb

9. Bilal brought biryani.
subj. action verb direct obj.
Bilal brought me biryani.
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.

10. Hijazi showed the class his new pen dr***.
subject action verb indirect object direct object
Daain gave Kamran an advice.
Daain gave an advice to whom?
Hijazi showed his new pen dr*** to whom?
subject action verb indirect object direct object

11. 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.

12. **ONLY ACTION VERBS HAVE
INDIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT
OBJECTS**
Linking verbs do NOT have indirect
objects or direct objects
Linking Verb: Abdullah Mohannad was a baby boy.
Action Verb: Abdullah Mohannad saw a baby boy.

13. An action verb with a Direct
Object
An action verb with NO direct
object or a linking verb
(linking verbs are ALWAYS intransitive verbs)