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Direct and Indirect Objects

ANDPredicate Nouns and

Adjectives

Created by Brent Coley 2008 Adapted by Debbie Andrus 2015

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✓Receives the ACTION of the verb ✓Must follow an ACTION VERB.✓Will answer WHAT or WHOM after the ACTION VERB.✓Will be a NOUN or PRONOUN.

Direct Objects

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The boy hit the ball.

#1: In this sentence, what is the action verb?

#2 Now ask yourself the question, “What or whom

did the boy hit?”

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PracticeTime

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In the following sentences, first

identify the action verb. Then

identify the direct object.

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Susan answered the phone.

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Yesterday, I spoke with John.

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Bob walks his dog after school.

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The dog ate the bone.

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The student did her homework.

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Without a very good fishing rod, you will catch nothing.

L1

L2

L3

L4

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Without a very good fishing rod, you will catch nothing.

L1 prep adj adv adj adj N pro V V pro

L2 Subj Predicate DO

L3 Prep Phrase--------------------

L4 Independent/Declarative

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✓ Must follow an ACTION VERB.✓ Will answer WHAT or WHOM after the ACTION VERB.✓ Will be a NOUN or PRONOUN.

Direct ObjectsTUESDAY:

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Direct 0bjects

Derrick

bought

Derrick bought what? a cat

a cat.

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➢ will always follow an ACTION VERB.

➢ will always have a DIRECT OBJECT.

➢ will come BEFORE the D. O.➢ will come AFTER the action verb.➢ will answer TO or FOR whom or

what.

Indirect Objects

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Derrick

bought Jimmy

a cat.

Derrick bought what? a cat

For whom? Jimmy

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Things to Remember:

➢Some sentences will have ONLY Direct Objects.➢Some sentences will have BOTH Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.

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Practice:

Chris gave Sammy a treat.

What is the verb? gave/actionWhat did Chris give? a treat D.O.Whom did Chris give the treat? Sammy I.O

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John read his nephew an exciting story.

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The doctor sent me a bill for his services.

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Yesterday, Sam fed the screaming seagulls scraps. L1

L2

L3

L4

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Yesterday, Sam fed the screaming seagulls scraps. L1 adv N V adj adj N N

L2 Sub. Predicate I.D. D.O.

L3

L4 Independent/Declarative/Simple

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✓ Follows a LINKING VERB.✓ Tells what the SUBJECT is.✓ Answers WHAT or HOW✓ Can replace the verb with EQUAL/S

Predicate Nouns or Predicate Nominative

(also called a Subject COmplement)

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I am a teacher.

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Dr. Couchworthy is acting

president of the university.

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She used to be the tallest girl on

the team.

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✓ Follows a LINKING VERB.✓ Tells something about the SUBJECT (describes it!)✓ Answers WHAT or HOW✓ Is an ADJECTIVE

Predicate Adjective (also called a Subject COmplement)

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I am hungry.

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Ramonita is beautiful.

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His behavior has been outrageous.

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PracticeTime

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In each of the following sentences, the linking

verb is underlined.

Identify the predicate noun or predicate

adjective.

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Sarah was happy yesterday morning.What was she?

happyPredicate adjective

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Billy and Sally are engineers.

What are they?engineers

(Billy and Sally equal engineers.)

Predicate noun

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They were absent from school.

What were they?absent

Predicate adjective

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The rose smells fresh.How does it smell?fresh

Predicate adjective

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She is an actress.

What is she?An actress

(She equals an actress.)

Predicate noun

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The location was a secret between you and me. L1

L2

L3

L4

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The location was a secret between you and me. L1 adj N LV adj N prep pro conj pro

L2 Subj Pred PredN

L3 Prep Phrase

L4 INDEP/Declarative/Simple

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The bottom of the sea near the islands is sandy. L1

L2

L3

L4

Secret Sentence for the Quiz

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The bottom of the sea near the islands is sandy. L1 adj N prep adj N prep adj N LV N

L2 Subj Pred PredN

L3 Prep Phrase Prep Phrase---

L4 INDEP/Declarative/Simple

Secret Sentence for the Quiz