This document discusses direct objects, indirect objects, and predicate nominatives. It provides examples of sentences containing direct objects that answer whom or what after the verb. Indirect objects receive the action of the verb and come before the direct object. Linking verbs connect the subject to another word in the predicate and common linking verbs include forms of be, seem, become, and feel.

1. Direct and Indirect Objects

2. • To begin, what is an action verb?
• Many action verbs have words that receive
the actions. These are called DIRECT OBJECTS.
• *** It answers whom? Or what? After the
verb

3. Look at these examples.
• A doctor treats his patients.
• An author writes books.
• People learn different skills.
• We heard a speech on careers.

4. • Work page 123 #21- 25 together
• Homework: page 31 in workbook

5. Friday
• Maria played the drum.
• Rico grabbed his guitar.
• Kim baked several pies.
• Ms. Ross ran many miles.

6. • Edith met Carol after class.
• Lucy helped her during the program.
• The girls led the meeting.
• She learned a lesson in safety.

7. Indirect Objects
• Helen threw Jane slow curve balls for the first
time.
• The business sent her the necessary
information.
• History has given us an idea of Roman history.

8. Predicate Nominatives
• Before we begin, let’s think back to what we
remember about linking verbs.
• What are linking verbs?
• What are common linking verbs?
• What are the 8 being verbs?

9. Linking Verbs
• Linking verbs do not express mental or
physical action. It connects the subject with a
word in the predicate.
• Common linking verbs are taste, feel, smell,
sound, look, appear, become, seem, grow,
remain, and stay.
• The 8 being verbs are am, is, are, was, were,
be, being, been.

10. Action vs. Linking
• Amy looked through the telescope.
• Amy looked pale.
• We all felt the rough bark of the tree.
• We all felt excited before the experiment.
• Mother sounded the bell for dinner.
• Mother sounded pleased by the news.