Identifying Direct Objects
What is the direct object in the following sentence: A direct object answers these questions:
Whom? or What?
Answer the following sentence: An indirect object answers these questions: (you need at least 2)
To whom? For whom? or To what? For What?
A preposition shows relationships between two words in a sentence in what 3 areas?
place, time, direction,
What does a subject complement do?
It renames or identifies the subject and it always follows a linking verb.
children
What is plural
What is the direct object in the following sentence: We managed to purchase two tickets for the show.
tickets
What is the indirect object in the following sentence: The principal promised the fifth grade a trip to Philadelphia.
grade
Identify the preposition in this sentence: Bats sleep in this position.
in
What is the subject and subject complement in this sentence: Snoopy is a black-and-white beagle.
Subject=Snoopy
Subject complement= beagle
How many direct objects are there in this sentence: They watched TV while eating grilled cheese.
2
How many indirect objects are there: She texted her friend.
0
Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence: My friends dared me, so I walked under the bridge.
bridge
Identify the subject and subject complement in this sentence: The other characters are friends of Charlie Brown.
Subject= characters
Subject complement= friends
How many direct objects are there in this sentence: He danced as he sang to his dog.
0
Identify the indirect object in this sentence: They write us songs.
us
Identify the prepositions and the objects of those prepositions in this sentence: From the echoes, the bat can "see" anything in the dark.
from, echoes, in, dark
What is the subject complement in this sentence: Foods such as bananas, chocolate, and pepper are products of the rain forests.
products
Identify all direct objects in the following sentence: Nathan Hale hid the maps and information in his shoes.
maps and information
Identify the indirect object in this sentence: Maya was a good actress, so they assigned her a role.
her
Identify the prepositions and their objects in the following sentence: Lydia found the clue under the books beside the table.
under, books and beside, table
Identify the subject complement: Denver is the capital of Colorado.
capital