Identify the direct and indirect object in the following sentences using D.O. for direct object and I.D. for indirect objects.
1. Mr. Brown asked the principal several questions.
2. Our neighbor told us stories about her life in china.
3. The assistant handed the plumber a wrench and a pail.
4. They always send us pears and apples for the holidays.
5. Our teacher gave John and me a special assignment.
6. He made his mother a solemn promise.
7. Everyone boarded the bus for the picnic ground.
8. Please pass the carrots.
9. He told my friend and me a funny joke.
10. We stored the old pots and pans in a labeled carton.
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Grandma sent me a postcard from New Zealand.
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me
postcard
New Zealand
1. Mr. Brown asked the principal several questions.
- Direct Object: questions (D.O.)
- Indirect Object: principal (I.D.)
2. Our neighbor told us stories about her life in China.
- Direct Object: stories (D.O.)
- Indirect Object: us (I.D.)
3. The assistant handed the plumber a wrench and a pail.
- Direct Object: wrench and pail (D.O.)
- Indirect Object: plumber (I.D.)
4. They always send us pears and apples for the holidays.
- Direct Object: pears and apples (D.O.)
- Indirect Object: us (I.D.)
5. Our teacher gave John and me a special assignment.
- Direct Object: special assignment (D.O.)
- Indirect Object: John and me (I.D.)
6. He made his mother a solemn promise.
- Direct Object: solemn promise (D.O.)
- Indirect Object: his mother (I.D.)
7. Everyone boarded the bus for the picnic ground.
- Direct Object: bus (D.O.)
- No indirect object
8. Please pass the carrots.
- Direct Object: carrots (D.O.)
- No indirect object
9. He told my friend and me a funny joke.
- Direct Object: funny joke (D.O.)
- Indirect Object: my friend and me (I.D.)
10. We stored the old pots and pans in a labeled carton.
- Direct Object: old pots and pans (D.O.)
- Indirect Object: No indirect object