Unit 3
Lesson 2
Students will:
 Identify action verbs and name their
direct objects.
 Some
sentences express a complete
thought with only a subject and an action
verb.
• The ship sailed.
 In
other sentences a direct object is used
with the action verb.
• The captain steers the big ship.
 Direct
Object
• It is a word in the predicate that receives the
action of the word.
• A direct object answers the question “whom” or
“what” after the verb.
• It can be a noun or pronoun (it takes the place of
the noun)
• Sometimes a sentence does not have a direct
object.
 For example:
 The ship sailed.

The captain steers the ship?
• Subject?
 captain
• Verb?
steers
• Question?
• What or Whom does the captain steer?
• Direct Object?
 ship

The captain calls the crew?
• Subject?
 captain
• Verb?
 calls
• Question?
 What or whom does the captain call?
• Direct Object?
 crew

The captain praises them.
• Subject?
 captain
• Verb?
 praises
• Question?
 What or whom does the captain praise?
• Direct Object:
 them

The captain ordered the sailors on deck.
• Subject
 captain
• Verb?
 ordered
• Question?
 What or whom did the captain order?
• Direct Object:
 sailors

Some sailors mopped the deck.
• Subject?
 some
• Verb?
 mopped
• Question?
 What or whom did some mop?
• Direct Object:
 deck

Other sailors cooked the stew.
• Subject?
 others
• Verb?
 cooked
• Question?
 What or whom did the others cook?
• Direct Object:
 stew

A crew member spotted some whales.
• Subject?
 member
• Verb
 spotted
• Question?
 What or whom did the member spot?
• Direct Object:
 whales

One sailor climbed the mast to the look.
• Subject?
 sailor
• Verb?
 climbed
• Question?
 What or whom did the sailor climb?
• Direct Object:
 mast

He viewed the whales for a long time.
• Subject?
 He
• Verb?
 viewed
• Question?
 What or whom did he view?
• Direct Object:
 whales

He made a sketch of one of the whales.
• Subject?
 He
• Verb?
 made
• Question?
 What or whom did he make?
• Direct Object:
 sketch

He showed it to another sailor.
• Subject?
 He
• Verb?
 showed
• Question?
 What or whom did he show?
• Direct Object:
 it

They learn many interesting facts about whales.
• Subject?
 They
• Verb?
 learn
• Question?
 What or whom did they learn?
• Direct Object:
 facts

Some whales sing.
• Subject?
 Some
• Verb?
 sing
• Question?
 What or whom do some sing?
• Direct Object:
 None

Other whales hear it.
• Subject?
 Other
• Verb?
 hear
• Question?
 What or whom do others hear?
 Direct Object:
 it

Some whales use sound for navigation.
• Subject?
 some
Verb?
 use
• Question?
 What or whom do some use?
• Direct Object:
 sound

They locate various objects by sound.
• Subject
 They
• Verb?
 locate
• Question?
 What or whom do they locate?
• Direct Object:
 objects

Whales also have very good vision.
• Subject?
 Whales
• Verb?
 have
• Question?
 What or whom do whales have?
• Direct Object:
 Vision

I heard a recording of actual whale songs.
• Subject?
I
• Verb?
 heard
• Question?
 What or whom did I hear?
• Direct Object:
 Recording
Circle verbs, and underline the direct objects
April 14
My family and I took a trip on a whale-watching boat. Everyone
searched the ocean for whales. At first we saw only other boats. Then
a little girl pointed. We spotted three whales in the distance. Many
people used their binoculars. The tall waterspouts from the whales’
blowholes really impressed me. Amazingly, the huge graceful
creatures approached our ship. Then they dived. The ocean water
covered their shiny bodies. They disappeared. Tears filled my eyes.
WB pgs. 38-39