- direct object: A word that receives the action of its verb. It is always a noun or pronoun. It answers the questions What? or Whom? and must come after the action verb
- DO: body, tail, a set: The manticor had the body of a lion, the tail of a serpent, and a triple set of teeth.
- indirect object: A word that receives the direct object. It has to come after an action verb and before the direct object. Must always be a noun or pronoun and answers the questions to whom? for whom? or to what?
- IO: Elise DO: bubblegum: Who sent Elise that awful bubblegum?
- IO: friend DO: wink: From behind her book Sonya gave her best friend a knowing wink
- IO: none DO: card: Mitch sent his valentine card to the girl with brown hair
- IO: sister DO: truck: Without a fuss the little boy gave his sister the red dump truck
- IO: team DO: uniforms: Who will buy the team new uniforms?
- IO: treasurer DO: dues: On my honor I will pay the class treasurer my dues
- IO: us DO: ride: On Friday he offered us a ride home from the club