To find the indirect objects, we need to look at each sentence and ask: "Who or what received the direct object?"
Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each sentence:
1.
Sentence: Emma showed her classmates photos...
* *Direct Object:* photos (what was shown?)
* *Indirect Object:*
classmates (who received the photos?)
2.
Sentence: Connor loaned Payton his favorite book...
* *Direct Object:* book (what was loaned?)
* *Indirect Object:*
Payton (who received the book?)
3.
Sentence: Watching the video gave me an idea...
* *Direct Object:* idea (what was given?)
* *Indirect Object:*
me (who received the idea?)
4.
Sentence: Aunt Lois brought us a chocolate cake...
* *Direct Object:* cake (what was brought?)
* *Indirect Object:*
us (who received the cake?)
5.
Sentence: The salesman drew Mason a diagram...
* *Direct Object:* diagram (what was drawn?)
* *Indirect Object:*
Mason (who received the diagram?)
6.
Sentence: Kyle baked his mom and dad a three layer cake...
* *Direct Object:* cake (what was baked?)
* *Indirect Object:*
mom and dad (who received the cake?)
7.
Sentence: “I’ll buy you a new pencil,” I told Megan...
* *Direct Object:* pencil (what will be bought?)
* *Indirect Object:*
you (who will receive the pencil?)
* *(Note: "Megan" is the person being spoken to, not the receiver of the pencil in this grammar structure).*
8.
Sentence: Mia is making her sister a bouquet...
* *Direct Object:* bouquet (what is being made?)
* *Indirect Object:*
sister (who will receive the bouquet?)
9.
Sentence: Mr. Fieldstone taught his students the safety rules...
* *Direct Object:* rules (what was taught?)
* *Indirect Object:*
students (who received the knowledge/rules?)
10.
Sentence: ...she gave him an extra dollar as a tip.
* *Direct Object:* dollar (what was given?)
* *Indirect Object:*
him (who received the dollar?)
Final Answer:
1. classmates
2. Payton
3. me
4. us
5. Mason
6. mom and dad
7. you
8. sister
9. students
10. him
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of direct object worksheets.
