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Direct and Indirect Object Practice
Choose the correct Answer:
1. Which word is the direct object in the sentence?
John ate a delicious apple.
A. John
B. ate
C. delicious
D. apple
2. Which sentence contains an indirect object?
A. She sings beautifully.
B. He built his daughter a sandcastle.
C. They walked quickly.
D. The car broke down.
3. What is the indirect object in the sentence?
My grandmother knitted me a warm scarf.
A. grandmother
B. me
C. scarf
D. knitted
4. Which sentence has no direct object?
A. The birds sang sweetly.
B. She read a book.
C. He bought a new car.
D. We watched a movie.
5. Which sentence is written correctly and contains both a direct and indirect object?
A. The artist painted a landscape.
B. I wrote my mother a long letter.
C. The dog barked loudly.
D. They laughed heartily.
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6. In "The company offered its employees a bonus," the indirect object is:
A. company
B. offered
C. employees
D. bonus
7. In "The waiter served us hot coffee," the indirect object is:
A. waiter
B. served
C. us
D. coffee
8. In the sentence "The librarian showed the students some old maps," what is the
direct object?
A. librarian
B. students
C. maps
D. showed
9. Which sentence contains both a direct and an indirect object?
A. The sun is shining brightly.
B. She told her children a bedtime story.
C. He ran a marathon.
D. They waited patiently.
10. Which word is the direct object in the sentence?
Sarah solved the complex puzzle.
A. Sarah
B. solved
C. complex
D. puzzle
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11. Which sentence contains an indirect object?
A. The chef prepared dinner.
B. He sent his sister a birthday gift.
C. They arrived early.
D. Birds fly south in winter.
12. What is the indirect object in the sentence?
The coach taught the team new strategies.
A. coach
B. team
C. strategies
D. taught
13. Which sentence has no direct object?
A. The students studied hard.
B. He drank water.
C. She bought groceries.
D. We played tennis.
14. In "My friend bought me a beautiful present," the direct object is:
A. friend
B. me
C. beautiful
D. present
15. In "The principal gave the top student an award," the indirect object is:
A. principal
B. top student
C. award
D. gave
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16. Which word is the direct object in the sentence?
The plumber fixed the leaky faucet.
A. plumber
B. fixed
C. leaky
D. faucet
17. Which sentence contains an indirect object?
A. Dogs bark loudly at strangers.
B. She wrote a poem.
C. He offered his neighbor help.
D. The flowers withered.
18. What is the indirect object in the sentence?
The company awarded its loyal customers discounts.
A. company
B. loyal customers
C. discounts
D. awarded
19. Which sentence has no direct object?
A. The children laughed.
B. She painted a picture.
C. He read the newspaper.
D. We ate lunch.
20. In the sentence "The teacher assigned the class homework," what is the direct
object?
A. teacher
B. assigned
C. class
D. homework