Direct and Indirect Objects Quiz with Answers

Questions and Answers

What does a direct object do in a sentence?

Receives the action of the verb

Answers the question 'who' or 'what' (correct)

Receives the action of the indirect object

Answers the question 'to or for whom or what'

In the sentence 'Susan mailed Peter a letter', what is the indirect object?

Peter (correct)

Mailed

Susan

Letter

What distinguishes direct objects from indirect objects?

Direct objects are immediately affected by the verb, but indirect objects are affected by the direct object (correct)

Direct objects receive the action of the indirect object, but indirect objects receive the action of the verb

Direct objects answer the question 'to or for whom or what', but indirect objects receive the action of the verb

Indirect objects receive the action of the direct object, but direct objects receive the action of the verb

Which of the following answers the question 'to whom' or 'for whom' in a sentence?

Indirect object Signup and view all the answers

Which type of verb connects subjects with complements and does not have direct or indirect objects?

Linking verb Signup and view all the answers

How can direct and indirect objects be distinguished in a sentence?

By their position in the sentence Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the direct object in a sentence?

It answers the question 'what' or 'whom' the subject is doing the action to. Signup and view all the answers

How can you identify the direct object in a sentence?

Look for a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an indirect object in a sentence?

It answers the question 'what' or 'whom' the subject is doing the action to. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about direct and indirect objects?

The indirect object receives the action of the verb from the direct object. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The text discusses the concepts of direct and indirect objects in English grammar.
Direct objects receive the action of a verb, answer the question "what" or "who" is affected.
Indirect objects receive the action of the direct object, answer the question "to whom" or "for whom."
Action verbs can have both direct and indirect objects, while linking verbs only connect subjects with complements.
Sentences consist of subjects, predicates, and objects, with the predicate containing the verb and its objects.
Transitive verbs have direct objects, while intransitive verbs do not require any objects.
Verbs can be distinguished as transitive or intransitive by checking if they require a completion of the thought with an object.
Direct and indirect objects can be identified by examining the roles they play in a sentence.
Direct objects are usually found immediately after the action verb, while indirect objects may come before the direct object.
Direct and indirect object pronouns (me, him, her, it, us, them, you) are used to replace nouns for conciseness and are changed based on their roles in a sentence.

Description

Test your understanding of direct and indirect objects in sentences with this quiz. Explore the roles of direct and indirect objects in expanding the meaning of verbs, and how they answer questions like 'who' or 'what'.