ACTION VERBS AND

OBJECTS
 DIRECT OBJECTS AND INDIRECT OBJECTS

- A direct object is a word or words that name the receiver of the action.
It answers the question "What or whom receives the action of the verb?“

- An indirect object tells to what or whom or for what or whom an

action is done. Verbs that take indirect objects include bring, give, hand,
lend, make, send, show, teach, tell, and write.
 TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE
VERBS

 An action verb that has a direct object is called a transitive

verb.

 An action verb that does not have a direct object is an

intransitive verb.
 COMPLETING TRANSITIVE VERBS BY
ADDING DIRECT OBJECTS

 Add a direct object to each of these sentences.

 1. The mail carrier put ____________________ in the box.
  a letter
 2. Dora mailed her brother ________________________.
a certificate
 3. Helen addressed _____________________ to the entrants.
the envelops
 4. Maria put _____________________ in a brown manila envelope.
her letter
 Add a direct object to each of these sentences.

 5. delivery truck brought us ________________on Friday.

a huge package

 6. As usual, the holidays caused ________________at the post office.

long lines

 7. The applicant submitted _________________.

a resume
 ABOVE EACH BOLDFACED WORD WRITE DO, IO, OR ADV FOR DIRECT OBJECT,
INDIRECT OBJECT, OR ADVERB. ON THE LINE TO THE RIGHT, WRITE WHETHER THE
VERB IS TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE.

 1. Jonathan swims well.

Intransitive verb DO
 2. He won the second-place medal in the interscholastic meet.
Transitive verb DO
 3. His friend Deborah baked him a chocolate cake.
Transitive verb IO DO
 4. Jonathan showed her the medal.
Transitive verb IO DO
 5. Helen sings beautifully.
Intransitive verb ADV

 6. He lost his book.

Transitive verb DO

 7. Mrs. Martin loaned him an extra textbook.

Transitive verb IO DO
 8. The judges gave him a check for $100.
Transitive verb IO DO

 9. The contestants all played well.

Transitive verb DO

 10. The operator gave the students complete instructions.

Transitive verb IO DO