2.10 Direct and Indirect Objects (Page 99)

Direct Object

The direct object tells us who or what receives the action ot the verb.

I wrote an essay.

essay=direct object

Underline the direct object in each sentence.

1. Jane baked a pizza for her children.

2. Make a list of your favorite book.

3. The home team won the match.

4. Who broke the vase?

5. The children play chess in the afternoon.

6. She always tells the truth.

7. I take music lessons twice a week.

8. Who wrote this book?

9. Sally cleaned her room.

10. He opened the gate slowly.

11. The pigeons built a nest.

12. The lemon tree bore no fruit.

13. The children built an enormous sand-castle.

14. Lou drives an expensive car.

15. Open the book to page 27.