Noun as direct

object
 
 What is a direct object?
✘ A direct object is the thing that is being acted upon by the subject
✘ It receives the action of the verb.
Example :
Sonia plays the violin.
-'Sonia' is the subject - she is the doer in the sentence
-'plays' is the verb - it is the action being performed
-'violin' is the direct object - it is what is being played.

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 Let’s test your knowledge.
1. Anthony plays the piano. 1. Anthony plays the piano.
2. My mom makes the best 2. My mom makes the best
chocolate cake. chocolate cake.
3. Mark and Laura finished their 3. Mark and Laura finished their
meal. meal.
4. In the morning, dad makes the 4. In the morning, dad makes the
bed. bed.
5. The principal drove his car to 5. The principal drove his car to
work. work.
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Noun as indirect
object
 What is an indirect object?
✘ An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that indirectly receives the action
of a transitive action verb. It names the person to whom or for whom
something is done.

✘ To find the indirect object ask:

“To Who?” or “To Whom?” OR “For Who? or “For Whom? of the direct
object.

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 Examples:
✘ After class I wrote her a note.
To whom / Wrote what?

✘ My cousin brought us freshly picked vegetables.

For who / Brought what?

✘ Loud music gives my brother headaches.

To whom / Gives what?

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 Answer the following: Encircle the direct
object. underline the indirect object.
1. She gave them cookies to 1. She gave them cookies to
celebrate their birthdays. celebrate their birthdays.
2. We fed the baby some cereal 2. We fed the baby some cereal
after his nap. after his nap.
3. The actor told his boss a lie
about why he was late. The actor told his boss a lie about
why he was late.

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What is an
appositive?
✘ Appositives are nouns or noun phrases that follow or come before a noun, and give
more information about it.

Example:
The puppy, a golden retriever, is my newest pet.

“a golden retriever” is an appositive to “The puppy.” The word appositive is derived from
the Latin phrases ad and positio meaning “near” and “placement.”

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 Two types of appositive
✘ When the appositive is ✘ When the appositive is essential
nonessential ( non restrictive , ( restrictive ) , you do not use
you set it off with commas. commas.
Nonessential means that you
don't need the appositive to
completely understand the
sentence.

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 Where is the appositive?
1. My teacher Mrs. Jones is very 1. Mrs. Jones renames teacher.
nice. 2. The girl sitting behind me in
2. Karen, the girl sitting behind me class renames Karen.
in class, is wearing a green 3. Black Beauty renames book.
shirt.
3. The book Black Beauty is about
a horse.

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