DO & IO Review

List the four steps to find the IO

• 1) Remove all prepositional phrases

• 2) Find the verb

• 3) Ask what or whom after the verb

• 4) Ask for what or for whom after the verb and DO

The three articles are…

• A

• An

• The

An action verb that has a direct object is called …

• A transitive verb

In a sentence, the indirect object is found between the _______ and the ________.

• Action verb

• Direct object

What two questions do direct objects answer?

• What is receiving the action

• Whom is receiving the action

The two parts of speech that a direct object can be are…

• Noun

• Pronoun

When diagramming, the indirect object is placed under the __________ on __________.

• Action verb

• An elbow

The direct object is never found inside a(n) _________.

• Prepositional phrase

The indirect object answers what two questions?

• For what

• For whom

On the following slides, write the sentences without the prepositional phrases and…

• Underline the verb

• Circle the DO

• Draw a box around the IO (if necessary)

• If there is no DO write no DO

The person in the front row always wears a hat at the parade.

• The person always wears a hat.

In August, our teacher will give us new instructions for locker use.

• Our teacher will give us new instructions.

The baseball player just caught two of many baseballs that were hit to him.

• The baseball player just caught two that were hit.

We traveled to Florida for vacation on the last day of school.

• We traveled.

• No DO

Carla usually provides us many types of supplies.

• Carla usually provides us many types.

She asked the little boy and his friend some unusual questions.

• She asked the little boy and his friend some unusual questions.

Gary was his best friend at school.

• Gary was his best friend.

• No DO – “was” is a linking verb

Diagram the following sentences.

• Remove prepositional phrases before diagramming

• If there is an IO, it must go under the action verb.

The alarm at our school hurt his ears.

alarm

The

hurt ears

his

Henry prepared his relatives a tasty meal for Thanksgiving.

Henry prepared meal

relativeshis

tastya

Create a sentence with no prepositional phrases and diagram it. You must use a S-AV-DO pattern.

(Hint* - keep it simple!)

Create and diagram a sentence with an S-AV-IO-DO pattern.