Indirect Objects and Action Verbs

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Objective

I can identify indirect objects in sentences with action verbs.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The subject of a sentence is a noun or pronoun that performs the verb.

  2. 2

    A direct object is the main thing in a sentence that is acted upon by the verb.

  3. 3

    An indirect object signifies the recipient of something, often receiving the direct object.

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Practice

3 questions

1

Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object?

2

In the sentence 'Sarah read her brother a story,' which word is the indirect object?

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Exit ticket

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Identify the indirect object in this sentence: 'The teacher gave Mark a book.'

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