ESL - Direct and Indirect Objects

hello there this is mr. P on today's lesson we're going to look at direct object and indirect object so let's get started let's start with direct object so it is a noun or a pronoun it follows an action verb and it receives the action of a verb in a sentence a direct object can be found by asking who or what's about an action verb so let's look at some examples the message reached the lawyer the message is your subject reached is your action verb the message reached who the lawyer that's your direct object a direct object can be found by asking who or what about an action verb another example his landlord is raising the rent his landlord is the subject the action verb is raising his landlord is raising what the rent so that's your direct object again a direct object object can be found by asking who or what about an action verb next example Marty and Carol served pie and ice cream for dessert so we have Marty and Carol as the subject that means is a compound subject because there are two people then we have a verb served so we can ask Marty and Carol served what by an ice cream direct object so a direct object is never an adverb or the object of a preposition just like these examples Joanne walked what her dog that's your direct object so Joanne walked briskly that that is a is an adverb so that's right so briskly is an adverb and Joanne walked to the store that is a prepositional phrase so let's do this exercise identify the direct object highlight or underline the direct object pause the video and then we'll look at the key this is your key they gave Harold what a new car miss Jones offered the girls what a cake my grandma always wishes me good luck luck is your direct object I bought what it for my sister I'll get what them for you as soon as I can he brought what a bottle of wine to the party Sean liked what my lesson on direct object great so now that we have the direct object let's look at the indirect object that's right so it is a pronoun or a noun tells to who or to what or for who or for what the action of the verb is done Andy brought a flower okay so we know that flower is direct object but if I said Andy brought me a flower then me is your indirect object it will be the same as saying Andy brought a flower to me so to me would be your direct object and the flower of course direct object another example Sarah showed the class her new glasses so the class is your indirect object glasses would be your direct object so you would ask Sarah showed her new glasses to who to the class the same with a second example Jeff gave Caroline a chess set Jeff gave a chess set to who to Caroline that's your indirect object now if the verbs read and write are only followed by the indirect object a preposition must be used just like these examples please read to me you can even say read me the letter so indirect object is me direct object the letter or read the letter to me and you can see there to me is your indirect object the letter is your direct object another example she must write to her parents next weekend she must write her parents an email for example so her parents is always indirect object direct object is email or you can even say she must write an email to her parents to right there is to her parents is your indirect object please note here we have an important note if there is an indirect object there must be a direct object however however and this is important here you can have a direct object without an indirect object just like the examples we already saw now another important fact only action verbs have indirect objects and direct objects only action verbs linking verbs do not have indirect objects or direct objects linking verbs are those like be look one example is of a linking verb would be Zachary is a silly boy here the verb to be is a linking verb is always a linking verb sometimes cannot be a linking verb but that's another story but in this case is a linking verb an action verb with an action verb the same sentence we can say Zachary saw a silly boy so the direct object here is boy he saw what or who silly boy right direct object so another important fact about English grammar is that we have transitive and intransitive verbs a transitive verb is an action verb with a direct object just like we saw for example saw to see right is an action verb and is a transitive verb also called because they they take objects an intransitive verb instead is an action verb with no direct object or a linking verb linking verbs are always intransitive verbs that's the difference between transitive verb and intransitive verb we'll have a lesson on this point of grammar so let's do some exercise now identify the indirect object in the following sentences so highlight or underline pause the video and then I'll show you the key okay so this is your key they gave Harold indirect object a new car miss Jones offered the girls so the girls would be your indirect object my grandma always wishes me indirect object I bought it for my sister for my sister is your indirect object I'll get them for you that will be your indirect object number six he brought them okay your them is your indirect object and then we have a direct object a bottle of wine like we did before for the party now number seven Sean liked my lesson on direct object so light what's my lesson so that's your direct object so here we don't have an indirect object do you know why well I hope you know so you can tell your your teacher if you don't just write it under this video I would like to know your answer for this number seven why don't we have an indirect object in this sentence if you know the answer posted under this video well I hope you enjoyed the lesson if you haven't subscribed to my channel please do if you liked the lesson please hit on the like button and you may share the video with your friends until next time take care bye bye