Subject who or what is doing the action of the sentence Action Verb the action the subject is performing in the sentence Direct Objects a noun or pronoun that receives the a ction ID: 808472
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Slide1
Notes- Monday, October 23, 2017
Subject-
who or what is doing the action of the sentence
Action Verb-
the action the subject is performing in the sentence
Direct
Objects-
a
noun or pronoun that receives the
a
ction
of a
verb or shows
the
result
of the
action. Only an action verb will have a direct object.
Use
the following “formula” to find a direct
object:
Subject
+
Action Verb
+ Who? Or What? = Direct
object
EXAMPLES
Hans
studied the math assignment for an hour
.
Subject- Hans Verb- studied
Hans studied who or what?
assignment (direct
object)
After
school, Joel practiced the cello
.
Subject- Joel Verb- practiced
Joel practiced who or what? cello (direct object)
Slide2Tuesday, October 24
, 2017Copy the sentence, underline the subject, circle the verb, and write box in the direct object. In the past, horses carried mail across the country.After school, Joseph and Ellen rode the bus home.Elena paints landscapes well.Mr. Kenja gave Miki and Vance permission for their project.The kitten hungrily sipped the cold, creamy milk.
Slide3Subject
+ Verb + Who? Or What? = Direct object 1. In the past, horses carried mail across the country. 2. After school, Joseph and Ellen rode the bus home.
3.
Elena
paints
well
. (No direct object – “well” doesn’t answer who or what.)
4.
Mr
.
Kenja
gave
Miki and Vance
permission
for their
project
.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Copy the sentence, underline the subject, circle the verb, and write box in the direct object. Monique showed Emilio her new tennis racket.Ms. Apple presented the trophy to the first-place team.Joey ran wildly around the track.William made his dog a house.Why did Katie give Laura that mean look?
Slide5Subject
+ Verb + Who? Or What? = Direct object 1. Monique showed Emilio her new tennis racket. 2. Ms. Apple presented the trophy to the first-place team.3. Joey ran wildly around the track. (No direct object) 4. William made his dog a
house.
Slide6Friday
, October 27, 2017Copy the sentence, underline the subject, circle the verb, and write box in the direct object. The novel offers readers a great adventure.He brings the captain food and other supplies.Jodie drove the car to the store.Eventually, the boy and another passenger secretly make plans to escape.Steven complained about the huge amount of homework.
Slide7Subject + Verb + Who? Or What? = Direct object
The novel offers readers a great adventure. Transitive He brings the captain food and other supplies. Transitive He ran around the track. (No direct object) Intransitive Eventually, the boy and another passenger secretly make plans
to escape. Transitive
Slide8Subject + Verb + Who? Or What? = Direct object
1. Pass me the ball. 2. He is happy. 3. Uncle Adam bought my brother and me an aquarium. 4. Jason gave some flowers to his sister; they were expensive.
Slide9Subject + Verb + Who? Or What? = Direct object
(“you understood” is the subject) 1. Pass me the ball. Transitive 2. He is happy. Intransitive – only action verbs can have direct objects 3. Uncle Adam bought my brother and me an aquarium. Transitive 4. Jason gave some flowers to his sister. Transitive
they were
expensive
. Intransitive