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Indirect Objects

It’s the somebody you give something to when you give

something to somebody.

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Indirect Objects• An indirect object is the person or thing that

receives the direct object.

• An indirect object is always a noun.

• An indirect object can NEVER be inside a prepositional phrase.

• Indirect Objects ALWAYS come before the Direct Objects. S-AV-IO-DO (except in questions)

• You can NEVER have an Indirect Object without a Direct Object.

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Brett Favre threw Javan Walker the ball.Subject Action Verb Indirect Object Direct Object

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Examples

• I gave my valentine a balloon.

• She gave me one back.

• Without warning his dog gave him a bite.

• My mom asked my sister and me a question.

• The teacher gave Suzy a book.

• The teacher gave a book to Suzy. (Why is there no indirect object?)

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Try these on your own:Label subjects, verbs, direct and indirect objects

• The bully shot the boy a dirty look.

• The pitcher threw the batter a curve ball.

• Can I ask you for a favor?

• What did you give your friend for Christmas?

• Jimmy walked past Sally during lunch.

• I ignored my sister and my dog.

• Give me a call after school Thursday.

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Answers Label subjects, verbs, direct and indirect objects

• The bully shot the boy a dirty look.

• The pitcher threw the batter a curve ball.

• Can I ask you for a favor?

• What did you give your friend for Christmas?

• Jimmy walked past Sally during lunch.

• I ignored my sister and my dog.

• Give me a call after school Thursday.

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Try these on your own:Label subjects, verbs, direct and indirect objects

• Since Christmas she has worked for hours every night.

• Lend her your pen for a second.

• The police officer simply gave me a warning for speeding.

• The customer paid the cashier a dollar.

• The customer paid the cashier.

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AnswersLabel subjects, verbs, direct and indirect objects

• Since Christmas she has worked for hours every night.

• Lend her your pen for a second.

• The police officer simply gave me a warning for speeding.

• The customer paid the cashier a dollar.

• The customer paid the cashier.

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Object of the Preposition

Remember to put these in a safe place with the topic and the date at the top.

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Definition• Every Prepositional Phrase begins with a

Preposition and ends in a Noun.• The name of that noun is the Object of the

Preposition.• OP’s are always Nouns or Pronouns.• OP’s are always Object Pronouns:

me, you, her, him, us, them, whom• No other type of Object (DO, IO) can come inside

the prepositional phrase.

Know Your Prepositions

about behind during off toabove below except on towardacross beneath for onto underafter beside from opposite underneathagainst besides in out untilalong between inside outside upamong beyond into over uponaround but like past withat by near since withinbefore down of through without

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Practice• In class I always take notes.

• My friend asks me for a copy of my notes.

• I never give her my notes.

• She never gives anything from her lunch to me.

• Since fourth grade she has sat near me.

• My mom drives her and me everywhere.

• She did not give me a present for my birthday last year.

• She does not seem to be my friend.

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Answers• In class I always take notes.

• My friend asks me for a copy of my notes.

• I never give her my notes.

• She never gives anything from her lunch to me.

• Since fourth grade she has sat near me.

• My mom drives her and me everywhere.

• She did not give me a present for my birthday last year.

• She does not seem to be my friend. (no OP since there is an infinitive verb.)

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More Practice• Where did you go on vacation last summer?

• My Grandparents took my sister and me to Disneyland.

• We rode all the rides in the park.

• The Space Mountain gave me a stomach ache.

• Grandma took us to the kiddie rides.

• She still treats us like babies.

• Grandpa, however, shows us respect and love.

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Answers• Where did you go on vacation last summer?

• My Grandparents took my sister and me to Disneyland.

• We rode all the rides in the park.

• The Space Mountain gave me a stomach ache.

• Grandma took us to the kiddie rides.

• She still treats us like babies.

• Grandpa, however, shows us respect and love.