Direct or Indirect Objects
It is what "boat" is in the following sentence:
Bob sailed his boat on the Rio Grande.
What is the direct object?
Arguably the greatest rock band of all-time is this quartet responsible for songs like "Stairway to Heaven," "Black Dog," and "Immigrant Song."
What is Led Zeppelin?
There is one ball, a whole bunch of players, the point values don't make sense, and lots of people get concussions.
What is football?
Bug bites high school kid.
Who is Spider-Man?
A preposition typically identifies the relationship between these two parts of the sentence.
What are the direct and indirect objects?
It is what "telephone" is in the following sentence:
Cindy called her mother on the telephone.
What is the indirect object?
Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road and hello this man, the songwriter behind such classics as "Tiny Dancer," "Rocket Man," and "Candle in the Wind."
Who is Elton John?
There is one ball, it's orange, and there are a bunch of squeaky shoes.
Thief kills parents in alley.
Who is Batman?
It is the preposition in the following sentence:
Kelly stacked her papers on the filing cabinet.
What is "on"?
It is what "the chair" is in the following sentence:
Falling off the chair, Marie broke her arm.
What is the indirect object?
Mr. K loves this music genre which originated in Seattle and includes bands like Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam.
What is grunge?
There is one ball, it's fuzzy, two or four players, and lots of grunting.
What is tennis?
Rich guy makes metal suit.
Who is Iron Man?
It is the preposition in the following sentence:
After class, Billy threw a party.
What is "after"?
It is what "milk" is in the following sentence:
Eating a bowl of cereal, Cameron spilled his milk.
What is the direct object?
You may have heard a Rumour that Mr. K loves this band featuring Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.
What is Fleetwood Mac?
Nothing happens, three guys stand in a field waiting around, and a one guy shouts judgement.
What is baseball?
Baby is shipped to Earth.
Who is Superman?
Jane wondered whether she left her shoes near the freeway underpass.
What is "near"?
It is the indirect object in the following sentence:
Holding the rail, which was very cold, John's hands were freezing.
What is "the rail"?
Of the four Beatles, this one is Mr. K's favorite, one of the only two surviving members and writer of songs like "Penny Lane," "Blackbird," and "Get Back."
Who is Paul McCartney?
There is one ball, a bunch of sticks with basket tops, and a lot of running around.
What is lacrosse?
Bones are coated with metal.
Who is Wolverine?
It is the preposition in the following sentence:
Under the circumstances, Pat thought it was a remarkably nice day.
What is "under"?