Lesson 43 – Direct Objects p. 83 and 84
Objectives for today:
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Differentiate action verbs and linking verbs
Identify prepositional phrases
Define and identify direct objects
Identify and label sentence patterns: S V, S V DO
Diagram sentences with direct objects
Action verbs and linking verbs
The green frog looks slimy.
The green frog caught a bug.
What is the subject? What is the verb? What is the difference between these two verbs?
*A linking verb is always followed by a predicate adjective or a predicate noun*
Identify prepositional phrases
Kyle reads his Bible in the morning.
The deer in the garden ate our corn.
What is the simple subject of each sentence? What is the verb? What kind of verbs are in these
sentences? With what does a prepositional phrase begin? With what does it end? What are the
prepositional phrases in these sentences?
*Identify prepositional phrases first to avoid confusing them with other words that serve
other functions. Prepositional phrases are like decorations in a sentence*
Define and identify direct objects
Sentences with action verbs have direct objects.
A direct object is most often a noun that receives the action of the verb. The direct objects
answers the question whom? or what? after the verb.
Which word in the first sentence receives the action of the verb?
Which word in the second sentence receives the action of the verb?
Lesson 43 – Direct Objects p. 83 and 84
Not all sentences with action verbs have direct objects.
Diagramming with direct objects
Kyle
reads
Bible
deer
ate
corn