When to use to/for when forming a sentence Direct object: A direct object is a noun or pronoun that directly receives the action of a verb. The direct object answers the question, “who or what is being verb-ed?” Indirect object: A indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object. The indirect object answers the question, “who or what is receiving the direct object?” Practice finding the direct object in a sentence. Which is the direct object in the following sentences? ‘* Jake threw the ball * Sally and | ate bacon for breakfast this morning. * She stood at the train station for an hour. Achtung: A sentence does not need to have an object for it to be a sentence; all it needs is a subject and a verb. E.g. | ate/I drove/I slept. Now Practice finding the indirect object in a sentence. Whi the following sentences? his direct and indirect object in * Marie gave her pencil to Theo. Sarah sent me a letter in the mail. © The teacher gave Emily an A for her exam. Rul Subject + verb + direct object+ for/to+ i Subject + verb + indirect object + For purpose and reason: - to is used with verbs - for is used with nouns For For rection (expressing movement toward something) = use “to” iving (e.g. | gave the book to my sister) = use “to”Exercises A: Rewrite these sentences so that the direct object is frst. 1. John gave his teacher the essay. 2. The little boy brought his grandmother some flowers. 3. [tell my friends a lot of stories. Nora's sentence from the HW: | tell a lot of histories my friends. 4, He drew his mother a picture. 5. We owe the bank several thousand dollars. 6. Iwill send you the books next week. 7. Mysister sent my daughter a game for her birthday. 9. The clerk sold us the records 10. The girls couldn’t wait to show us the bicycle. 11. She bought him a red jacket. 12, My father has bought my brother a beautiful watch. 13. I bought my son a car with my savings. 14. The doctor has given Robert a pil 15. The waiter offered the guests chicken and fried potatoes. 16. The girls are sending their friends some flowers on their birthday. 17. My wife is making our younger daughter a new dress. Exercise ‘ewrite these sentences so that the indirect object is frst. 1. The professor gave the books to the students 2. She always gives too much homework to the class. 3. Inever buy flowers for her. She’s allergic to them, 4, The woman gave the bone to the dog,The teacher gave atest to the student. Janet left a message for you. Last night at the restaurant, the chef prepared a special dessert for us. Alex sold his farm to the county.