Indirect/direct objects
What is the direct object?
After digging for days, Marcus finally found a dinosaur fossil.
DINOSAUR FOSSIL
Common, Collective, Proper, abstract?
It's been two weeks since they arrived in Paris.
Proper
What is the article in this sentence?
We ate the peach.
THE
She wore a beautiful dress.
What is beautiful?
You should definitely clean this room yourself.
(there are two)
What are you and yourself?
The storm seriously hampered communication.
What is seriously?
They have a discussion about football.
What is about?
Just as I was watching the football match on TV, electricity went off.
What is just as?
Shoo, all of you, I’m busy!
What is shoo?
What is the direct object?
Ryan kicked the ball over the fence.
ball
Common, Collective, Proper, abstract, compound?
After snowstorm, we lost electricity.
compound
What is the article in this sentence?
She took a test today.
A
This glass is breakable.
What is breakable?
My best friend’s gaming computer at school is much stronger than yours.
(there are two)
What are my and yours?
I anxiously await your response.
What is anxiously?
A plane is flying above the village.
What is above?
Though it is raining, they swam in the pool.
What is though?
Jeepers, that was close.
What is jeepers?
What is the direct object?
Annabelle opened her present as fast as she could.
PRESENT
Common, Collective, Proper, abstract?
Mrs. Stevens class work diligently on their unit assessment.
Collective
What is the two articles in this sentence?
The girl couldn't remember an item from her list.
THE, AN
This is the prettiest dress in the window.
What is prettiest?
Everything was ready for the party.
What is everything?
It was only difficult at first.
What is only?
I slept after I arrived at my house.
What is after?
We can meet you wherever you want.
What is wherever?
Aww! Look at the baby, it’s so cute.
What is aww?
What is the indirect object?
Sidney gave me the directions for the assignment.
me
Common, Collective, Proper, abstract?
My dad always experiences stress when we have to go to the airport.
Abstract
What are the articles in this sentence?
A surprise guest came into the room and began to tell us a story
A, THE, A
I have an important announcement to make.
What is important?
We looked at every player on the team and decided she is the best basketball player on it.
What are she and it?
Donna is in charge of keeping the office running smoothly.
What is smoothly?
You can swim across the river.
What is across?
While I was playing with the children, he came the park.
What is while?
Wow! I had no idea you could sew, let alone make an entire outfit!
What is wow?
What is the indirect object?
An alien aircraft sent the home planet an important message.
home planet
Identify the three nouns in the sentence, and label them as : Common, Collective, Proper, abstract, compound?
Jack and his tribe danced around the campfire.
Jack=Proper
tribe=collective
campfire=compound
What article belongs in the blank?
We didn't think she would wear _________ same dress to school that she wore to church.
THE
The green frog hopped around the shallow pond.
(There are TWO)
What are green and shallow?
He loves to play basketball in the place where they usually eat their lunches.
(there are three)
What are he, they, their?
They are very seriously concerned about their safety.
(there are two)
What are very and seriously?
She was late because of the baby.
What is (because) of?
I went to bed at 10 pm because I had a plane to catch at 7 am.
What is because?
Oops! I hit the wrong button.
What is oops?
What is the direct object?
I arrived 15 minutes after halftime.
THERE ISN'T ONE
FIND ALL OF THE NOUNS in the following sentence:
At McKinley K-8 School, students are expected to adhere to the four pillars in order to find success.
4: WRHS, students, pillars, success
What article belongs in this sentence?
She didn't have ____ clue that we were about to surprise her!
A
He had a puzzled expression on his swollen face.
(there are two)
What are puzzled and swollen?
They want to buy a new car because theirs is so worn out.
(there are two)
What are they and theirs?
The children love to play outside.
What is outside?
My home is between library and bank
What is between?
She asked him why he was playing football.
What is why?
Ouch! That pavement is hot!
What is ouch?
What is the indirect object?
We left our umbrellas under the tables.
THERE ISN'T ONE
When does a noun become an adjective?
When it's used to describe something.
(example:) Green grass surrounded the house.
What article belongs in this sentence?
The teacher expected _____ apple from every student.
AN
I told a funny story to my younger sister and she broke into raucous laughter.
(there are three)
What are funny, younger and raucous?
They told us he was watching all of the girls, so we went to school with the people who don't talk to them.
(there are four)
What are they, he, we, and them?
The bus is moving very slowly westwards.
(there are three)
What is very, slowly, westwards?
Nobody came the party except George and Alex.
What is except?
I waited up for her until eleven o’clock.
What is until?
Brr! It’s so cold.
What is brr