SUPPLEMENTARY HANDOUT -- DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECTS AND SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS page 4 of 5
5202 GRAMMAR (Übung; ECTS 3)
Winter Semester 2003-04
Tuesdays 16-18 in A3, Wednesdays 8-10 in C29
Sara B. Young
sara.b.young@anglistik.uni-giessen.de
www.uni-giessen.de/~ga1047
Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, Objective Complements
Subject Complements: Predicate Nominative, Predicate Adjective:
The Answers
Direct Objects Exercise: Identify the direct objects in each of the following sentences.
1. No one heard the announcement on the radio.
2. His nephew searched closets, drawers, and cupboards for the will.
3. Torches lit the tunnels in the gloomy mine shaft.
4. Amy’s mother invited most of her friends and relatives to the party.
5. The dog guarded his sleeping mistress and her sick child.
6. The mob threw rotten fruits and vegetables at the well-dressed duke.
7. Jackals gnaw bones with their powerful jaws.
8. His furious look frightened not only his boss but also his wife.
Bauer, Mary Beth, Lawrence Biener, Linda Capo, et al. Grammar and Composition. Level 4. Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1982. 82-3.
Direct and Indirect Objects and Objects of Prepositions Exercise: Identify the direct object in
each of the following sentences (each sentence has a direct object). Also identify the
indirect objects (not in all sentences) and objects of prepositions (not in all sentences).
DIRECT OBJECTS are UNDERLINED
INDIRECT OBJECTS are ITALICS
OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS are BOLD
1. Trading vessels brought people exotic spices.
2. Our committee distributed fliers to our neighbors.
3. Mr. Hinkle taught Harriet and Alberta a good lesson.
4. Please bring the children and me some ice cream.
5. The Constitution guarantees freedom to all.
6. She sold her home for very little profit.
7. When will Lena tell him the truth?
8. Higher education gives men and women better opportunities.
9. Lucille made herself some hot chocolate.
10. The article had a message for cigarette smokers.
Bauer, Mary Beth, Lawrence Biener, Linda Capo, et al. Grammar and Composition. Level 4. Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1982. 84-5.
Objective Complements Exercise: Identify the objective complements in each of the
following sentences.
1. The neighborhood bully considered Martin a sissy.
2. A card for Father’s Day makes my dad very happy.
3. That unpleasant gentleman called me a fool and a liar.
4. The most stubborn of men, Mr. Fenston thinks other people obstinate.
5. John’s uncle makes everyone welcome.
6. His close friends nominated him master of ceremonies.
7. The ointment made the would less red and sore.
8. Tired of the same décor, she painted the doors to the dining room pink.
9. The boss appointed Ms. Brady chairwoman of the committee.
10. Such experiences make life worthwhile.
Bauer, Mary Beth, Lawrence Biener, Linda Capo, et al. Grammar and Composition. Level 4. Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1982. 85-6.