Direct Objects
What is the direct object in: She plays the piano?
the piano
Who is the indirect object in: I gave my sister a gift?
My sister
Write a sentence with both DO and IO.
She gave her dog a treat.
In “They helped him”, is him DO or IO?
Direct Object
Make a sentence with a direct object.
I eat an apple.
Make a question with a direct object using: watch
What do you watch?
Find the DO and IO in: They sent me a letter.
DO = a letter, IO = me
Match DO and IO in: I told my parents the truth.
DO: the truth, IO: my parents
Give me the phone. – What is me?
Indirect object
Make a sentence with both IO and DO.
I gave my mom flowers.
Is there a direct object in: He sleeps early?
No
In “I baked her a cake”, what’s the IO?
Her
What is DO and IO in: We sent our friends a message yesterday?
DO: a message, IO: our friends
Identify: They told us the story.
DO = the story, IO = us
Use send and make a full sentence.
He sent his friend a photo.
Choose a verb and add a direct object.
He reads a book (any valid DO sentence)
Rewrite: I wrote a letter to my teacher using IO.
I wrote my teacher a letter
Which sentence has the correct order: A or B?
A. He gave a pencil his friend.
B. He gave his friend a pencil.
B
Replace Maria in: He gave Maria a book with her.
He gave her a book.
Use a verb, subject, and both objects creatively.
They built us a treehouse!
Identify all direct objects: She loves music and watches movies at night.
music, movies
Change this: He showed the painting to the class → Use IO.
He showed the class the painting
Fix the error: She gave to her mom a card.
She gave her mom a card.
Rewrite: I offered the teacher help using “to”.
I offered help to the teacher.
Make a long sentence with both objects + prepositional phrase.
I gave the children a lesson about nature.