Theory
True or false:
Direct objects come only after action verbs.
True
Some words for the expression of anger have Latin origins.
for the expression of anger
We watched a performance called A Raisin in the Sun.
performance
My dad has been giving me cooking lessons since last year.
me
True or False:
A sentence can have an indirect object and no direct object.
false
Many of us in English class wanted to discuss how people express their annoyance.
of us in English
The leading man wore a hat with a large plume.
hat
Dad remained patient and showed me the correct and easiest ways to do things.
What are the questions answered by a direct object?
Whom or what
Happenings of little importance can cause some people to get angry.
of little importance
After the game, the coach answered questions from the sports reporters.
questions
Uncle Alphonso bought my brother an aquarium.
brother
What are the questions answered by an indirect object?
to whom, for whom, to what, for what
Imagine what would happen if everybody with a bad temper had a bad day simultaneously.
with a bad temper
Have the movie theaters announced the special discount for teenagers yet?
discount
I sent my cousins some embroidered pillows for their new apartment in New York
cousins
What are the steps to find the object complements of a sentence?
1. Find the action verb
2. Ask whom or what to find the DO
3. Ask to whom or for whom to find the IO
Mike's sister Tanya, a real terror with a bad temper, shouts whenever something goes wrong.
with a bad temper
Mayor Fiorella La Guardia governed New York City during the Depression.
New York City
Carly, Ellen and Doreen taught themselves the importance of hard work.
themselves