Direct and Indirect Objects Quiz with Answers

What does a direct object do in a sentence?

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

What distinguishes direct objects from indirect objects?

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

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

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

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

How can you identify the direct object in a sentence?

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

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

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.