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Direct Objects of Verbs
Many actions are
targeted
at something….
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We watched the movie.
WHAT were we watching? (WHAT was our
TARGET?)
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Homer is eating the giant donut.
WHAT is he eating? (WHAT is his
TARGET?)
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Brian Wilson is throwing the ball.
* WHAT is he throwing?
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Brian Wilson is throwing Buster
Posey.
* WHOM *
is he
throwing?
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Whenever an action is targeted .
or transferred to something,
That Noun is called
the DIRECT OBJECT.
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Direct Objects of Verbs
A direct object is a noun or pronoun
that receives the action of the verb.
To find a direct object, first find the verb.
(***Remember: the verb is the
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OBJECT
… Then ask what or whom receives
that verb’s action.
That word is the Direct Object.
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Direct Objects of Verbs
• Roger played tennis all morning.
• Bruce played what? … tennis
• The Direct Object is
*Tennis*.
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Direct Objects of Verbs
• The detective finally solved the mystery.
• Detective solved what?
… the mystery
• The direct object is
*mystery*.
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Direct Object of Verbs
• The Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland carries a watch.
• The Rabbit carries what?
… a Watch
• The Direct Object is
*watch*.
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• The monkeys climbed the tall trees in
the rain forest.
• The electric eel stuns its enemies
with an electric shock.
• Imagine a city under the sea….
* NOW YOU TRY…
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• The city workers paved the _____.
• Ana played _______in the park.
• During the summer, many people
eat _________.
• The explorers found _________.
• Bruce plays the _____ in a rock band.