Circle the direct objects and underline the indirect objects in the following sentences:
1.My Aunt Ruth collects cookie jars.
2.Last year, I gave her a cookie jar for her birthday.
3.She served us a tasty meal afterwards.
4.I have just bought her another cookie jar.
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The following sentence contains _____.
My mother found me standing near the cookie jar.
1. My Aunt Ruth collects cookie jars.
- Direct object: cookie jars
2. Last year, I gave her a cookie jar for her birthday.
- Direct object: cookie jar
- Indirect object: her
3. She served us a tasty meal afterwards.
- Direct object: tasty meal
- Indirect object: us
4. I have just bought her another cookie jar.
- Direct object: cookie jar
- Indirect object: her
To identify the direct and indirect objects in a sentence, you need to understand the basic structure of a sentence and the functions of different parts of speech. Here's how you can identify the direct and indirect objects in each of the given sentences:
1. My Aunt Ruth collects cookie jars.
This sentence does not contain any direct or indirect objects. It has a subject "Aunt Ruth" and a verb "collects" without any objects following it.
2. Last year, I gave her a cookie jar for her birthday.
In this sentence, the verb is "gave," which is a transitive verb that requires both a direct object and an indirect object.
Direct object: "a cookie jar"
Indirect object: "her"
To find the direct object, ask yourself what directly receives the action of the verb "gave." In this case, it is "a cookie jar."
To find the indirect object, ask yourself to whom or for whom something is given. In this case, it is "her."
3. She served us a tasty meal afterwards.
Similar to the previous sentence, this sentence has a transitive verb "served."
Direct object: "a tasty meal"
Indirect object: "us"
The direct object here is "a tasty meal" as it receives the action of the verb "served."
The indirect object is "us," which tells us to whom the meal was served.
4. I have just bought her another cookie jar.
This sentence also contains a transitive verb "bought."
Direct object: "another cookie jar"
Indirect object: "her"
The direct object here is "another cookie jar," which receives the action of the verb "bought."
The indirect object is "her," telling us for whom the cookie jar was bought.
By following these steps, you can identify the direct and indirect objects in a given sentence.