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LESSON
Placement of direct and indirect objects
GRAMMAR
STUDY
Direct and Indirect Objects
He brought
his girlfriend
a sandwich
.
He brought
a sandwich
to
his girlfriend
.
She’s going to buy
him
presents
.
She’s going to buy
presents
for
him
.
Ben showed
his friend
the picture
.
Ben showed
the picture
to
his friend
.
He brought
it
to
his girlfriend
.
NOT He brought his girlfriend it.
When the direct object is a pronoun, always use this order:
verb + direct object pronoun + preposition + indirect object.
Grammar Note
PRACTICE
A
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1.
his friend / a muffin / brought / Ben / for
Ben brought a muffin for his friend.
2.
it / Amaya / to / explained / her coworker
3.
will give / directions / them / Ben
4.
wants to / he / dinner / her / buy
5.
handed / the woman / he / it / to
6.
the pictures / showed / Ben / them
B
On a separate piece of paper, rewrite the sentences, switching the order of the direct
and indirect objects if possible. Some sentences cannot be re-ordered.
1.
She bought books for them.
She bought them books.
2.
Amaya showed the program to him.
3.
She sent him an email.
4.
He bought it for her.
5.
The student brought her the information.
6.
The caterers served refreshments to them.
7.
He lent it to him last year.
GROUP
Student A:
Say a sentence with one of these verbs:
bring
,
give
,
hand
,
lend
,
offer
,
pass
,
read
,
sell
,
send
,
serve
,
show
. Use a direct and indirect object.
Student B:
Restate your partner’s sentence, changing the placement of the indirect object.
Then choose a different verb and say a new sentence. Continue taking turns around the group.
He gave me a book. He gave a book to me.
Verb +
Indirect Object
+
Direct Object
Verb +
Direct Object
+ Preposition +
Indirect Object
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
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