Question

for the following sentences choose the correct direct object and/or indirect object in the following sentences. 1. mrs. carter gave the students extra time. a. do: students / io: time b. do: time / io: students c. do: extra / io: time d. no objects 2. the dog chased the ball across the yard. a. do: yard b. io: dog c. do: ball d. no objects 3. liam wrote his sister a long letter. a. do: sister / io: letter b. do: long / io: letter c. do: letter / io: sister d. no objects 4. the teacher smiled proudly. a. do: proudly b. do: teacher c. io: smiled d. no objects 5. my dad bought me a new bike. a. do: me / io: bike b. do: bike / io: me c. do: new / io: bike d. no objects 6. the chef prepared dinner at the new restaurant. a. do: chef b. io: dinner c. do: dinner d. no objects 7. they laughed loudly at the joke. a. do: joke b. io: loudly c. do: laughed d. no objects 8. the librarian handed the child a book after the program. a. do: child / io: book b. do: book / io: child c. do: librarian / io: child d. no objects

Explanation:

1. A direct object (DO) is the thing being acted on; an indirect object (IO) is who/what receives the DO. For "Mrs. Carter gave the students extra time", the IO is the recipients (students), DO is what was given (time).
2. In "The dog chased the ball across the yard", the only object is the direct object (the ball being chased).
3. For "Liam wrote his sister a long letter", the IO is the recipient (sister), DO is what was written (letter).
4. "Smiled" is an intransitive verb, so it has no objects.
5. In "My dad bought me a new bike", the IO is the recipient (me), DO is what was bought (bike).
6. In "The chef prepared dinner at the new restaurant", the direct object is what was prepared (dinner).
7. "Laughed" is an intransitive verb here, so there are no objects.
8. For "The librarian handed the child a book after the program", the IO is the recipient (child), DO is what was handed (book).

Answer:

1. B. DO: time / IO: students
2. C. DO: ball
3. C. DO: letter / IO: sister
4. D. No objects
5. B. DO: bike / IO: me
6. C. DO: dinner
7. D. No objects
8. B. DO: book / IO: child