Question

ela 8: direct objects homework
direct objects
some verbs do not need other words to complete their meaning in a sentence. the action they describe is complete.
the team practiced. randy is studying.
some verbs, though, need other words to complete the meaning of a sentence. one kind of word that completes the action of a verb is a direct object. a direct object receives the action of a verb. the find the direct object, find the verb and ask whom or what after it. if the word following the verb tell when, how, or where the action took place, they are not direct objects.
they elected karen. sam rode the subway.
verb: elected elected whom? karen verb: rode rode what? subway
direct object: karen direct object: subway
recognize direct objects. in each of the following sentences, underline the verb. then circle the direct object.

1. greg is cooking the hamburgers.
2. we enjoyed our trip on lake winnipeg.
3. some people brought their cameras.
4. pam needs a dictionary.
5. mario hung the picture in his room.
6. save your money.
7. at lake manitou, robert caught three trout.
8. gloria can repair her bicycle.
9. after the accident the mechanic inspected the brakes.
10. i am reading a letter from my cousin.

Explanation:

1. For the sentence "Greg is cooking the hamburgers", the verb is "is cooking". To find the direct object, we ask "is cooking what?". The answer is "the hamburgers".
2. In "We enjoyed our trip on Lake Winnipeg", the verb is "enjoyed". Asking "enjoyed what?" gives "our trip" as the direct object.
3. With "Some people brought their cameras", the verb is "brought". "Brought what?" leads to "their cameras" as the direct object.
4. For "Pam needs a dictionary", the verb is "needs". "Needs what?" results in "a dictionary" as the direct object.
5. In "Mario hung the picture in his room", the verb is "hung". "Hung what?" gives "the picture" as the direct object.
6. For "Save your money", the verb is "Save". "Save what?" leads to "your money" as the direct object.
7. In "At Lake Manitou, Robert caught three trout", the verb is "caught". "Caught what?" gives "three trout" as the direct object.
8. For "Gloria can repair her bicycle", the verb is "can repair". "Can repair what?" results in "her bicycle" as the direct object.
9. In "After the accident the mechanic inspected the brakes", the verb is "inspected". "Inspected what?" gives "the brakes" as the direct object.
10. For "I am reading a letter from my cousin", the verb is "am reading". "Am reading what?" leads to "a letter" as the direct object.

Answer:

1. Underline: is cooking; Circle: the hamburgers
2. Underline: enjoyed; Circle: our trip
3. Underline: brought; Circle: their cameras
4. Underline: needs; Circle: a dictionary
5. Underline: hung; Circle: the picture
6. Underline: Save; Circle: your money
7. Underline: caught; Circle: three trout
8. Underline: can repair; Circle: her bicycle
9. Underline: inspected; Circle: the brakes
10. Underline: am reading; Circle: a letter