What is a direct object
• Tells who or what is receiving the action of the subject.• The direct object always comes in the predicate after
the action verb.
• Not all sentences can have a direct object:– Jonas and Lilly both nodded sympathetically as well.– They danced beautifully.
• That cat ate food.• The teacher graded papers.• The mouse clicked the screen• The machine cooled the drinks• The funny dog ate garbage.• The slow microwave cooked food.
A Trick to Identifying Direct Object
1. Find the action/predicate2. Find the subject3. Ask who or what did the simple predicate:• Henry and Elliot played soccer– subject: Henry, Elliot– action: played– What did Henry and Elliot play? Soccer=direct
object
• Quarter chased the cat all over the house.– Simple subject: Quarter– Simple Predicate: chased– Who did Quarter chase all over the house?
The cat=direct object• Ms. Leber taught the students all day:– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:– Question:
Simple direct object vs. direct object
• Simple direct object is noun that conveys what is receiving the action of the sentence.
• The whole direct object is all of the words that show what is receiving the action:
• Example: – They began a simple game of catch.– Simple d.o. game– Full d.o. simple game of catch.
Write the subject, predicate and direct object.
• He hung his head, trembled a great deal and was still completely stunned.
• Under the strokes of her tongue, which softly touched him here and there, he drew himself together and stood still.
• But then we made a new game in which the object was to keep a stranger talking on the phone as long as possible.
For the following pictures:
• Write a subject describer• A simple subject • A simple predicate• A direct object