Islamic Educational College-Jabal Amman

American Program-Middle & High School

2023-2024

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Grammar Worksheet
“Direct Objects”

- In a sentence, a direct object is a person, place, or thing that receives the action of the
verb or affected by the action of the verb. The direct object can be either a noun or a
pronoun. A direct object can be found by asking ‘Whom?’ or ‘What?’ about an action
verb.
*Object pronouns are “me, you, her, him, them, us, it”.

Receives the Never comes in

A noun or a Follows an
action of the a prepositional
pronoun action verb
verb phrase

*Example:
- I met my friend. “Direct object= friend” (Just the noun without “my”)
- I bought a new book. “Direct object= book” (Just the noun without “new”)
- The boy studied them. “Direct object= them” (Direct object= object pronoun)

-A compound direct object is two or more objects that receive the action of the same verb.
The objects can be nouns, pronouns, or both.

*Example:
-Mama bought a red shirt, a black skirt, and a new wallet.
(Direct objects: shirt/ skirt/ wallet)
-Mama called my brother and me.
(Direct objects: brother/ me)
*Note: Remember that the subject is the noun or pronoun which does the action and it
comes before the action verb whereas the direct object is the noun or pronoun which
receives the action and it comes after the action verb.

- Sentences with more than one action verb may have a direct object after each action
verb. V1 DO. 1 V2 DO. 2
Example: Juan’s father liked the red walls, but his mother preferred the old color.
- Circle the correct answer.

1. “Lara bought a new shirt from the mall.” 2. “Samer baked a delicious chocolate
The direct object in this sentence: cake for the celebration.”
The direct object in this sentence:
a. Lara
b. shirt a. delicious
c. new b. cake
d. mall c. chocolate cake
d. celebration
3. “She helped me with the chores.” 4. “I read an interesting novel over the
The direct object in this sentence: weekend.”
The direct object in this sentence:
a. She
b. helped a. read
c. me b. I
d. chores c. interesting
d. novel
5. “Rahaf painted the kitchen and the 6. “They called him after the meeting.”
bedroom yesterday.” The direct object in this sentence:
The direct object in this sentence:
a. They
a. Rahaf b. called
b. painted+ kitchen c. him
c. kitchen+ bedroom d. meeting
d. kitchen+ the bedroom
7. “Rana adopted a fluffy cat and a playful 8. Which sentence has a direct object?
puppy from the animal shelter.” a. The sun set behind the mountains.
b. Maria laughed at the comedian's
The direct object in this sentence:
jokes.
a. Rana
c. John fixed his bicycle’s brakes.
b. fluffy cat
d. The girl is beautiful.
c. playful puppy
d. cat+ puppy
9. Which sentence has a direct object? 10. Which sentence has a direct object?
a. Sarah walked to the store. a. The boy opened the door.
b. The cat slept on the windowsill. b. The sun sets in the west.
c. They played in the park all afternoon. c. The river flowed gently downstream.
d. John enjoyed a delicious sandwich for d. That idea sounds great.
lunch.
11. Which sentence does Not have a direct 12. Which sentence does Not have a direct
object? object?

a. Sarah played the piano at the concert. a. The mother carried her crying baby.
b. The children built a sandcastle on the b. The children played tennis together.
beach. c. Raindrops fell gently from the sky.
c. Mark cleaned his room. d. Jenny baked a delicious cake for the
d. The girls are excited. party.

13. Which sentence does Not have a direct 14. Which sentence does Not have a direct
object? object?

a. I memorized a long list of words. a. The teacher is absent.

b. The wind whispered through the trees. b. The teachers read the students’ names.
c. Students studied English very well. c. The students answered the questions.
d. Adam wrote a very beautiful poem. d. Aws called me today.

15. Which sentence has a direct object? 16. Which sentence has a direct object?

a. The sun sets. a. The cat sleeps.

b. She sings beautifully. b. We enjoyed the movie.
c. I have a pet. c. Clouds float in the sky.
d. She dances gracefully.
d. Birds fly in the sky.

17. “She found the lost dog.” 18. “Luke wore new pants today.”
The direct object in this sentence: The direct object in this sentence:

a. She a. Luke
b. found b. wore
c. lost c. new
d. dog d. pants

Good Luck! 