Transitive Verbs Quiz: Understanding Direct and Indirect Objects

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<p>"The subject did what." (C)</p>

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<p>If the action is being done to or for somebody (A)</p>

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A verb that requires an object to receive the action.

A transitive verb can take more than one object in a sentence.

An example of a transitive verb is 'discuss'.

Find the direct object by asking 'The subject did what?'

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An indirect object is needed when the action is done to or for someone.

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A transitive verb is a verb that takes an object, which receives the action of the verb.
A transitive verb can take a direct object in a sentence, which is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

To find the direct object in a sentence with a transitive verb, ask "What?" or "Whom?" after the verb to identify the receiver of the action.
The direct object is the noun or pronoun that answers the question.

"She eats an apple" - "eats" is a transitive verb, and "an apple" is the direct object.

An indirect object is needed with a transitive verb when the verb expresses an action that is directed towards someone or something.
The indirect object is the noun or pronoun that receives what the direct object is.
For example, in "She gives him the book", "him" is the indirect object, and "the book" is the direct object.