Direct Objects
Indirect Objects
Direct Object?
Preposition?
Adverb?
compliments
Definitions
100

She bought gloves, a scarf, and two skirts.

gloves, scarf, skirts

100
Please take Uncle John his medicine.
Uncle John
100
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: Mabel carefully followed the recipe in her cookbook.
in her cookbook.
100
Columbus is a city in Ohio.
city
100

A word or group of words that completes the meaning of a subject and verb.

complement

200
For graduation my sister got a new laptop and a camera.
laptop, camera
200
Beverly will show the customer the new model.
customer
200
Identify the adverb in this sentence. We agreed willingly to the change.
willingly
200
The coffee cake is delicious
delicious
200

A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb.

direct object

300
After class Mr. Simpson complimented Ned and him on their project.
Ned, him
300
The coach handed Marie and Louise their awards.
Marie and Louise
300
Identify the direct object in this sentence: Linda and Alan planted marigolds and petunias in their garden.
marigolds, petunias
300
Melanie should be our captain.
captain
300

A noun or pronoun that comes after an action verb and before a direct object. It names the person or thing to which something is given or for which something is done.

Indirect Object

400
She quickly opened the letter.
letter
400
Barbara sang Stuart and me a beautiful, sad song.
Stuart, me
400
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: Last spring she planted tomatoes in her yard.
in her yard.
400
His small room is dark and unpleasant.
dark and unpleasant
400

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Adverb

500
The poet Sylvia Plath wrote many poems and one novel.
poems, novel
500
For Christmas, order Grandpa a new bathrobe.
Grandpa
500
Identify the direct object in this sentence: Butterflies, bees, and insects visited the roses, the irises, and the lilies.
roses, irises, lilies
500
The imported cheese tastes moldy and much too strong.
moldy, strong
500

A word that relates a noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence to indicate relations of time, place, causality, responsibility, and motivation

Preposition

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