Direct Objects

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Direct Objects
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whom
what
The direct object tells ___________ or
__________ receives the action of the verb.
Jerry called his friend.
Whom or what received the action?
Maria told a great story.
Whom or what received the action?
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Direct objects must follow a(n) __________ verb
action
Kara and I always leave our bookbags
in the room.
1. Cross out prepositional phrases
2. Find the verb
3. Determine if it is action or linking
4. If it is action, ask What? or Whom
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Remember Not every sentence has a direct object.
Remove prepositional phrases
I flew
to New Orleans
on a large airplane.
If a verb does not have a direct object it is
called an intransitive verb.
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Lets practice

• Take out one white board per group.
• FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT (DO) IN THE FOLLOWING
  SENTENCES

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• Shelly and her friend from Florida are catching
  fish in the ocean.
• DO is fish

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2

• I found the missing item in my bedroom.
• Do is item

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• I never sleep on my uncomfortable couch.
• No DO

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• Watches can keep time more efficiently than
  sundials.
• DO is time

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• A fierce tiger attacked a person at the San
  Francisco Zoo.
• DO is person

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• I dont call my friends after 1000 p.m.
• DO is friends

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• Mr. Veeder is a math teacher.
• No DO
• The verb is linking.

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• Veronica always packs many of her items in her
  purse.
• DO is many

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• She usually works on the weekends at Starbucks.
• No DO

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• Who will find one of the clues to the puzzle?
• DO is one