A noun or a pronoun. Follows an action verb. Receives the action of a verb.

A direct object can be found by asking Whom? or What? about an action

verb.

A direct object can be found by asking Whom? or What? about an action verb.

The message reached the lawyer.

subject action verb Direct Object

The message reached WHOM?

His landlord is raising the rent.

A direct object can be found by asking Whom? or What? about an action verb.

subject action verb Direct Object

Is raising WHAT?

Marty and Carol served pie and

ice cream for dessert.

A direct object can be found by asking Whom? or What? about an action verb.

subjectaction verb

DO

Marty and Carol served WHAT?

DO

A direct object is never an adverb or the object of a

preposition.

Joanne walked briskly.

Joanne walked her dog.

Joanne walked to the store.

D.O.

Prepositional phrase

adverb

Andy brought a flower.subj. action verb direct obj.

Andy brought me a flower.

subj. action verb indirect obj direct obj.

A noun or a pronoun. Tells to whom or to what or for

whom or for what the action of the verb is done.

A noun or a pronoun. Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the

action of the verb is done.

Sarah showed the class her new glasses.subject action verb indirect object direct object

Jeff gave Caroline a chess set.

Jeff gave a chess set to whom?

Sarah showed her new glasses to whom?

Please Note…

If there is an indirect object, there must be a direct object.

However, you can have a direct object without an indirect object.

**ONLY **ONLY ACTION VERBSACTION VERBS HAVE HAVE INDIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT INDIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT

OBJECTS**OBJECTS**

Linking verbs do NOT have Linking verbs do NOT have indirect objects or direct indirect objects or direct

objectsobjects

Linking verb: Zachary was a silly boy.

Action verb: Zachary saw a silly boy.

An action verb with a Direct Object

An action verb with NO direct object or a linking verb

(linking verbs are ALWAYS intransitive verbs)