Direct And Indirect Objects Quiz!

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A direct object answers the question "what" or "whom" in a sentence. Here's how it works:What: You can ask "What?" to find the direct object. Example: "She ate what?" Answer: "She ate pizza."Whom: If the direct object is a person, you can ask "Whom?" Example: "He helped whom?" Answer: "He helped his friend."So, to clarify your provided questions:"What and where?" – These questions are more associated with the verb and its complement, not necessarily the direct object."How and why?" – These questions generally relate to the manner or reason of an action, not specifically to the direct object.The key questions for identifying a direct object are typically "What?" or "Whom?" in relation to the action of the verb.

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Sister: The correct answer is "sister." In the sentence, "sister" functions as the indirect object because it receives the action of the verb "gave." It answers the question "To whom?" or "For whom?" He gave the necklace to his sister.

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A transitive verb is a type of verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. The direct object receives the action of the verb. For example, in the sentence "She reads a book," "reads" is a transitive verb, and "a book" is the direct object.

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A sentence cannot have an indirect object without a direct object. The indirect object typically relies on the presence of a direct object because it indicates to whom or for whom the action is performed. Without a direct object, there is nothing for the indirect object to refer to.

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The correct answer is: Both A and B.

 

An indirect object answers questions related to "to what" and "to whom" or "for what" and "for whom." These questions help identify the recipient or beneficiary of the action. For example:

 

"She gave a book to her friend." (Answering "to whom" – indirect object)

"He bought a gift for his sister." (Answering "for whom" – indirect object)

So, the correct choice is "Both A and B."

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In a sentence that has both a direct and an indirect object, the indirect object typically appears first.
Example:
"She gave her friend (indirect object) a gift (direct object)."
In this sentence, "her friend" is the indirect object, and "a gift" is the direct object, with the indirect object appearing first.

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In the sentence "I won the championship game of Scrabble last weekend," the verb is "won." The direct object is the noun that receives the action of the verb "won." In this case, "game" is the direct object because it is what was won.Breaking it down:Subject: "I"Verb: "won"Direct Object: "game" (the noun that the action "won" is acting upon)So, the sentence is describing the action of winning, and what was won is the "championship game."

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In the sentence "My iPhone got lost yesterday," the verb "got" is used in a passive construction. In passive voice sentences, the subject of the sentence is the recipient of the action rather than the doer of the action. The phrase "got lost" describes what happened to "My iPhone," which is the subject of the sentence.
There is no direct object in this sentence because the action is something that happened to the subject itself, and there is no action being performed on another noun or pronoun by the subject.

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In the sentence "For my babysitting services, Mrs. Badboy paid twenty dollars," the direct object is "twenty dollars." Mrs. Badboy paid what? She paid "twenty dollars." Therefore, the correct answer is "dollars."

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True. The direct object of a sentence is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. It is distinct from the subject of the sentence, which performs the action. Therefore, the direct object and the subject are typically different entities in a sentence.

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True. The object of the preposition is not the direct object in a sentence. The object of the preposition is a noun or pronoun that follows a preposition and completes its meaning. Prepositions show relationships between other words in a sentence, and the object of the preposition is the word affected by the preposition. It is distinct from the direct object, which receives the action of the verb.

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In the sentence "Paul gave Teresa a new hat for her birthday," the indirect object is "Teresa." The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object (the new hat) and answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" the action is performed. Therefore, the correct answer is "Teresa."

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In the sentence "The Three Bears ate carrot soup with Bugs Bunny," there is no clear indirect object. An indirect object typically receives the direct object as the recipient or beneficiary of the action. In this sentence, "carrot soup" is the direct object, and there is no clear recipient or beneficiary that serves as the indirect object. Therefore, the correct answer is "none."

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An indirect object receives the direct object of the sentence. In this case, the direct object is "one dollar," which is what is being lent. Arlene is the person to whom the dollar is lent, making her the indirect object in the sentence. The indirect object typically tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done.

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In the sentence "The nail tech painted my nails with red polish by OPI, my favorite brand," there is no clear indirect object. The direct object is "nails," and the prepositional phrase "with red polish by OPI" provides additional information but doesn't specify a recipient or beneficiary that would function as an indirect object. Therefore, the correct answer is "none."

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False. The placement of the indirect object in a sentence is not always after the direct object. In English, the typical word order is subject-verb-direct object-indirect object, but this can vary depending on the specific sentence structure. While it's common for the indirect object to come after the direct object, it's not a strict rule. The arrangement can be influenced by factors such as emphasis or the overall structure of the sentence.

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Yes. A sentence can have more than one direct object. When a verb has the ability to act on multiple objects, they can all function as direct objects in the same sentence. Each direct object answers the question "what" or "whom" with regard to the action of the verb.

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In the sentence "Danny made Lesa a delicious omelet for her breakfast," the correct identification of the direct and indirect objects is:
Direct Object: "omelet" (what Danny made)
Indirect Object: "Lesa" (to whom the omelet was made)
Therefore, the correct answer is:
Omelet and Lesa
This classification identifies "Lesa" as the recipient of the action (indirect object) and the "omelet" as the item that is being made (direct object). The combination "Danny and Lesa" does not represent the objects; "Danny" is the subject, and "Lesa" is the indirect object. The choice "omelet and breakfast" incorrectly includes "breakfast," which in this context serves as part of the prepositional phrase "for her breakfast," describing the purpose of making the omelet rather than functioning as an object in the sentence.

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In the sentence "The shy boy bought the little red-haired girl a candygram for Valentine's day," the direct object is "candygram," and the indirect object is "the little red-haired girl."Subject: The shy boyVerb: boughtDirect Object: candygramIndirect Object: the little red-haired girlSo, the correct option is "girl, candygram."

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Direct Object: The direct object is the thing being acted upon by the verb. In this sentence, "her favorite song" is the direct object because it is what Gerald played.
Indirect Object: The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object. In this case, "Thelma" is the indirect object because Gerald played the song for her.
So, the correct identification is Thelma (indirect object), song (direct object).