Identifying Indirect and Direct Objects
Analysis Key 1.) He did not hurt you (DO). | 2.) You have lovely ducklings (DO). | 3.) The hens all bit him (DO). | 4.) What (DO) did he see? | 5.) He saw a big pond (DO). | 6.) He saw himself (DO) {in the water} [Adv. to "saw" and/or Adj. to "himself"]. | 7.) And they gave him (IO) bread (DO) and cake (DO). | 8.) I will keep the duck (DO). | I will have some eggs (DO). | 9.) The next day [NuA], the cat saw the duckling (DO) and began to growl. | In KISS Level Four: the infinitive "to growl" functions as the direct object of "began."10.) But the poor, big, ugly duckling did not have a good time (DO). | 11.) The poor duckling had a hard time (DO). | 12.) Soon he saw three white swans (DO) {on the lake} [Adj. to "swans" and/or Adv. to "saw"]. | 13.) What a noise (DO) the ducks made! | 14.) [Adv. to "bit" While the mother duck was eating a big bug (DO),] an old duck bit the ugly duckling (DO). | |