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Find the Direct Object. Julie sang a song
Song
Find verb and the Direct Object. Blake gave Walker a black eye.
gave --> Walker
Find verb and the Direct Object. If there is no DO, say so. The dog found his bone under the couch.
found --> bone
What kind of verb does a DO follow?
Action Verb
Why does this sentence NOT have a DO? The cat jumped.
The verb, jumped, ends the sentence. The DO must follow the verb.
Find the Direct Object. Mary burnt the toast and eggs.
Toast and Eggs
Find verb and the Direct Object. The man painted the boat.
painted --> boat
Find verb and the Direct Object. If there is no DO, say so. The dog ate hungrily.
verb=ate, no DO
What two parts of the sentence should we identify that makes finding the D.O. easy?
Finding the verb and subject
Why does this sentence NOT have a DO? Mikey ran quickly to the goalie.
The questions: Mikey ran what? OR Mikey ran who? are not answered. Quickly is an adverb and not a DO.
Find the Direct Object. Murphy smacked Adam on the head with her paw.
Adam
Find verb and the Direct Object. The policeman chased the robber down the street.
chased -->robber
Find verb and the Direct Object. If there is no DO, say so. The children played the game together.
played --> game
What two questions should you ask yourself to find the DO?
subject,verb, what? AND subject, verb, who?
Why does this sentence NOT have a DO? Marcy is sitting with Paula.
Find the Direct Object. Bob closed the door as Jim walked in.
Door
Find verb and the Direct Object. Blake's chickens ate hay.
ate --> hay
Find verb and the Direct Object. If there is no DO, say so. Look for the missing piece of the puzzle.
verb=look, no DO
What does the D.O. do?
It tells what or to whom the action has happened. It receives the action of the verb.
Why does this sentence NOT have a DO? Sheila is my best friend.
The verb, is, is a linking verb (form of be) and not an action verb.
Find the Direct Object. Ms. Smith lectured Blake and Ryan about how they ate blueberry pie, pizza, and ice cream during class.
Ryan, Blake, pie, pizza and ice cream
Find verb and the Direct Object. Blake's chickens ate his lunch and he got mad and ate their corn.
ate --> lunch and ate --> corn
Find verb and the Direct Object. If there is no DO, say so. The class waited eagerly for their test grade.
verb=waited, no DO
What only 2 parts of speech can the D.O. be?
A noun or pronoun
Why does this sentence NOT have a DO? Shannon became tired after the race.
The question: Shannon became what? is not answered by a noun. Tired is an adjective and not a noun. DO must be nouns or pronouns.