G2: Nouns I Direct &
Indirect Object 1
by Tom Rohrbach
Multiple Choice Quiz
You can do an
INDIRECT object two ways: |
SUBJECT |
VERB |
I.O. |
D.O. |
I.O. with preposition |
I |
gave |
- |
the book |
to
Mary. |
I |
gave |
Mary |
the book. |
- |
Dad |
bought |
- |
a gold necklace |
for Mom. |
Dad |
bought |
Mom |
a gold necklace. |
- |
My parents sent a package to me for Christmas.
[What is the DIRECT object?]
- a package
- me
- Christmas
- [no direct object in this sentence]
Annie's boyfriend wrote her a song for her birthday.
[What is the INDIRECT object?]
- birthday
- song
- her [after "wrote"]
- [no indirect object in this sentence]
Santa Claus gave a present to me.
[What is the INDIRECT object?]
- Santa Claus
- a present
- me
- [no indirect object in this sentence]
Greg passed his sister the gravy at dinner last night.
[What is the DIRECT object?]
- his sister
- the gravy
- dinner
- last night
The teacher lent us dictionaries.
[What is the INDIRECT object?]
- the teacher
- us
- dictionaries
- [no indirect object in this sentence]
Mr. and Mrs. Williams left us their furniture when they moved to Chicago.
[What is the DIRECT object?]
- us
- their furniture
- they
- Chicago
My mother is going to buy me a new coat at the mall tonight.
[What is the INDIRECT object?]
- me
- a new coat
- the mall
- [no indirect object in this sentence]
Little Billy handed Karen a love note in class yesterday.
[What is the DIRECT object?]
- Karen
- a love note
- class
- [no direct object in this sentence]
Our bank sends an email to us every month.
[What is the INDIRECT object?]
- our bank
- an email
- us
- month
I paid the bill for our meal at the restaurant last night.
[What is the INDIRECT object?]
- the bill
- our meal
- the restaurant
- [no indirect object in this sentence]
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