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Action Verbs / Direct Objects

Action Verbs / Direct Objects. Action Verbs & Direct Objects. An Action Verb tells WHAT the subject of a sentence DOES The receiver of a verb’s action is its DIRECT OBJECT. A Direct Object answers the question WHOM? Or WHAT? More than one direct object may follow an action verb .

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Action Verbs / Direct Objects

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  1. Action Verbs / Direct Objects

  2. Action Verbs& Direct Objects • An Action Verb tells WHAT the subject of a sentence DOES • The receiver of a verb’s action is its DIRECT OBJECT. • A Direct Object answers the question WHOM? Or WHAT? • More than one direct object may follow an action verb. • Some sentences may not have a direct object at all.

  3. EX: The two girls watch the sunset with their relatives.Then they sit by the hearth. • Watch = action verb • Sunset = direct object – it answers the question “WHAT do the girls watch?” • Sit = action verb • The second sentence has NO direct object – it doesn’t tell you who or what was “sit”. Don’t get confused by the phrase “by the hearth” because that tells you where, not who or what. Also, don’t get confused and put “they” as your direct object – this is your subject, and who your sentence is about.

  4. They open a door and enter Narnia. 1st - Identify the action verb

  5. They open a door and enter Narnia. 1st - Identify the action verb 2nd - Ask: What do they open? is the Direct Object door

  6. Mr. and Mrs. Beaver make dinner for the children. 1st - Identify the action verb

  7. Mr. & Mrs. Beaver make dinner for the children. 1st - Identify the action verb 2nd - Ask: What do Mr. & Mrs. Beaver make? is the Direct Object dinner

  8. The children hide in the wardrobe. 1st - Identify the action verb

  9. The children hide in the wardrobe. 1st - Identify the action verb 2nd - Ask: What do the children hide? There is no Direct Object! In the wardrobe is a prepositional phrase. It tells us where the children hide.

  10. Lucy ate toast and cake at Mr. Tumnus’s house. 1st - Identify the action verb

  11. Lucy ate toast and cake at Mr. Tumnus’s house. 1st - Identify the action verb 2nd - Ask: What did Lucy eat? the Direct Objects Toast and cake

  12. Edmund wanted Turkish Delight from the White Witch. 1st - Identify the action verb

  13. Edmund wanted Turkish Delight from the White Witch. 1st - Identify the action verb 2nd - Ask: What did Edmund want? is the Direct Object Turkish Delight

  14. The children followed the robin. 1st - Identify the action verb

  15. The children followed the robin. 1st - Identify the action verb 2nd - Ask: What did The children follow? is the Direct Object! robin

  16. The White Witch orders Edmund to bring his siblings. 1st - Identify the action verb

  17. The White Witch orders Edmund to bring his siblings. 1st - Identify the action verb 2nd - Ask: Who does The White Witch order? is the Direct Object Edmund

  18. The letter announces the arrest of Mr. Tumnus. 1st - Identify the action verb

  19. The letter announces the arrest of Mr. Tumnus. 1st - Identify the action verb 2nd - Ask: What does the letter announce? is the Direct Object arrest

  20. Write three sentences about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Circle the action verb and underline the direct object in each sentence.

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