The document discusses direct objects and indirect objects. It defines a direct object as the receiver of the verb's action and an indirect object as telling to or for whom the action is performed. Some examples of direct objects are "car" in "I can drive a car" and "present" in "I bought a present." An example of an indirect object is "Sam" in "I gave Sam a present." The document also provides exercises to identify direct and indirect objects in sentences.

1. Complements: Objects of Verbs
Action verbs sometimes need
complements, called direct and indirect
objects to complete their meanings!

2. Direct Objects
• Is a word or group of words that names
the receiver of the action of the verb.
• Example: I can drive a car.
• Which word is “being driven”? Car, right?

3. To find the direct object:
• First, find the subject and the verb.
• Second, ask the question “Action verb”
what or whom?.
• The word (or phrase) that answers the
question is your direct object!

4. Here are some examples:
• I bought a present.
Ask “I bought whom or what?”
Answer: present
• You can see the sunset from here.
Ask “You can see what or whom?”
Answer: sunset

5. Indirect Objects:
• A word or group of words that tells to/for
whom or what an action is performed.
• It usually comes between a verb and the
direct object.
• Example: I gave Sam a present.
To Whom did I give the present? Sam,
right?

6. To find indirect objects:
• First, find the action verb.
• Second, ask “Action verb” to or for whom?
Example:
Mom lent me her purse.
Ask, “Mom lent to or for whom?” Me, right?

7. Usual verbs that have IOs.
Bring Show
Give Teach
Hand Tell
Lend Write
Make Ask
Offer
Send

8. Practice: Find each object and identify it as a
direct object (DO) or an indirect object (IO)
1. The interstate highway system offers
American cities a connection with each
other.
2. State governments began building the
system in the 1950’s.
3. The federal government gave the states
funds for their portions of the interstate
highway system.

9. 4. Builders poured concrete by the ton
during the project.
5. They moved enough soil to cover
Connecticut.
6. The project gave many towns an
economic boost.
7. The system now reaches all areas of the
country.
8. Astronauts can even see it from space.
9. It brought Americans increased mobility.
10.Drivers can cross the country without
stopping for each traffic light.

10. Answers:
1. cities (IO) connection (DO)
2. System (DO)
3. States (IO) funds (DO)
4. Concrete (DO)
5. Soil (DO)
6. Towns (IO) boost (DO)
7. Areas (DO)
8. It (DO)
9. Americans (IO) mobility (DO)
10. country (DO)