{"id":838,"date":"2022-04-20T09:52:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T09:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=838"},"modified":"2025-09-29T05:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T05:38:47","slug":"e-hh-1-is-it-a-direct-object-or-an-indirect-object","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-hh-1-is-it-a-direct-object-or-an-indirect-object\/","title":{"rendered":"E-HH.1 Is it a direct object or an indirect object?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Is it a direct object or an indirect object?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>key notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>\u2728 Direct Object vs. Indirect Object \u2728<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udccc What is a Direct Object? \ud83c\udfaf<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>direct object<\/strong> receives the <strong>action<\/strong> of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It answers the question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>What?<\/strong> or <strong>Whom?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2705 Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She kicked <strong>the ball<\/strong> \u26bd (What did she kick? \u2192 the ball)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He helped <strong>his friend<\/strong> \ud83d\udc66 (Whom did he help? \u2192 his friend)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udccc What is an Indirect Object? \ud83c\udf81<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>indirect object<\/strong> tells <strong>to whom<\/strong> or <strong>for whom<\/strong> the action is done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It usually comes <strong>before the direct object<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2705 Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She gave <strong>her friend<\/strong> \ud83c\udf80 a gift \ud83c\udf81 (To whom did she give a gift? \u2192 her friend)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The teacher taught <strong>us<\/strong> \ud83d\udcda a lesson \ud83d\udcdd (For whom did the teacher teach? \u2192 us)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udccc Easy Trick \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Direct Object = What or Whom<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Indirect Object = To whom or For whom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udccc Structure \ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2705 Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mom baked <strong>me<\/strong> \ud83c\udf6a a cookie (Indirect Object = me, Direct Object = a cookie)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udccc Quick Test \ud83d\udd75\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the <strong>verb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask <strong>What?\/Whom?<\/strong> \u2192 Direct Object<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask <strong>To whom?\/For whom?<\/strong> \u2192 Indirect Object<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udf08 Visual Example:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sentence:<\/strong> Sarah sent her cousin a postcard. \u2709\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verb = sent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What? = postcard (\ud83c\udfaf Direct Object)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To whom? = cousin (\ud83c\udf81 Indirect Object)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Key Points to Remember:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not all sentences have an <strong>indirect object<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A sentence <strong>must have a direct object<\/strong> for an indirect object to exist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indirect Object always comes <strong>before<\/strong> the direct object (unless you use \u201cto\u201d or \u201cfor\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She gave a gift <strong>to her friend<\/strong>. (Here \u201cto her friend\u201d is the indirect object phrase).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728\ud83c\udf1f With these tricks, you can quickly spot whether it\u2019s a <strong>Direct Object<\/strong> \ud83c\udfaf or an <strong>Indirect Object<\/strong> \ud83c\udf81! \ud83c\udf1f\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79183\/959\/587\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-216.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-216.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-216-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-216-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-216-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/37351\/551\/942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-219.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-219.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-219-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-219-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-219-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it a direct object or an indirect object? key notes : \u2728 Direct Object vs. Indirect Object \u2728 \ud83d\udccc What is a Direct Object? \ud83c\udfaf A direct object receives the action of the verb. It answers the question: \u2705 Example: \ud83d\udccc What is an Indirect Object? \ud83c\udf81 An indirect object tells to whom or<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-hh-1-is-it-a-direct-object-or-an-indirect-object\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E-HH.1 Is it a direct object or an indirect object?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-838","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17320,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838\/revisions\/17320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}