Worksheet for practicing direct and indirect objects in English grammar.

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The goal is to identify the direct object in each sentence.

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🔹 What is a Direct Object?

The direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. It answers the question:
> "What?" or "Whom?" after the verb.

For example:
- *She kicked the ball.*
→ "the ball" is the direct object because it's what was kicked.

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## ✔ Part 1: Write the direct object in each sentence below.

We’ll go through each sentence and identify the direct object.

1. Will you buy me a new computer?
→ The thing being bought is "a new computer".
✔️ Direct object: *a new computer*

2. The student sat in his desk.
→ "Sat" is an intransitive verb (no direct object). There’s no receiving noun.
✔️ No direct object

3. The lion ran up the mountain.
→ "Ran" is intransitive; no direct object.
✔️ No direct object

4. The player threw the ball.
→ "The ball" is what was thrown.
✔️ Direct object: *the ball*

5. The man threw the frisbee.
→ "The frisbee" is what was thrown.
✔️ Direct object: *the frisbee*

6. My brother picked up his backpack.
→ "His backpack" is what was picked up.
✔️ Direct object: *his backpack*

7. The mother swept the dirt.
→ "The dirt" is what was swept.
✔️ Direct object: *the dirt*

8. The cyclone ripped off the roofs.
→ "The roofs" are what were ripped off.
✔️ Direct object: *the roofs*

9. My sister went to school.
→ "Went" is intransitive; no direct object.
✔️ No direct object

10. The tornado took the roof off our house.
→ "The roof" is what was taken.
✔️ Direct object: *the roof*

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## ✔ Part 2: Write the direct object in each sentence below.

Now we look at sentences with verbs like *gave*, *loaned*, *brought*, etc., which often have both indirect and direct objects.

Remember:
- Indirect object = who/what receives the action (often a person).
- Direct object = what is given, brought, etc. (the thing).

Let’s go:

1. My brother gave me a gift.
- "me" = indirect object (recipient)
- "a gift" = direct object (what was given)
✔️ Direct object: *a gift*

2. John loaned me the video tape.
- "me" = indirect object
- "the video tape" = direct object
✔️ Direct object: *the video tape*

3. Terry gave her the outline.
- "her" = indirect object
- "the outline" = direct object
✔️ Direct object: *the outline*

4. The aide brought us several calculators.
- "us" = indirect object
- "several calculators" = direct object
✔️ Direct object: *several calculators*

5. The janitor gave us several mops.
- "us" = indirect object
- "several mops" = direct object
✔️ Direct object: *several mops*

6. My neighbor handed me the flyer.
- "me" = indirect object
- "the flyer" = direct object
✔️ Direct object: *the flyer*

7. The police officer gave us the report.
- "us" = indirect object
- "the report" = direct object
✔️ Direct object: *the report*

8. The audience gave the performer a standing ovation.
- "the performer" = indirect object (who received it)
- "a standing ovation" = direct object (what was given)
✔️ Direct object: *a standing ovation*

9. The pitcher threw him the ball.
- "him" = indirect object
- "the ball" = direct object
✔️ Direct object: *the ball*

10. I gave the students a test.
- "the students" = indirect object
- "a test" = direct object
✔️ Direct object: *a test*

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Part 1:
1. a new computer
2. No direct object
3. No direct object
4. the ball
5. the frisbee
6. his backpack
7. the dirt
8. the roofs
9. No direct object
10. the roof

#### Part 2:
1. a gift
2. the video tape
3. the outline
4. several calculators
5. several mops
6. the flyer
7. the report
8. a standing ovation
9. the ball
10. a test

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💡 Tip: Always ask: *"What did the subject do to or for whom?"*
- The thing affected is the direct object.
- The person receiving it is the indirect object.

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