Direct Object Test this Friday! You will have to identify the subject, verb, and direct object in 5 sentences. You will then have to write 5 of your own sentences with one or more direct objects.
REMEMBER when composing a sentence with a direct object, you need to use a transitive verb (or a verb that requires an object). Transitive verbs can't exist on their own. For example, Sam saw has a subject and a verb, but it is still an incomplete thought. WHAT did Sam see? Sam saw the movie. Sam saw the pickle. Sam saw the phonebook. Sam saw the sunset. Sam saw the prison gate. Sam saw his death.
A second example: Jenny kicked... (WHAT did she kick?) Jenny kicked the wall, the can, herself.
Just for your information, intransitive verbs like (all of your favorite RUN) can exist on its own. Johnny ran. It could use more information, like a prepositional phrase (Johnny ran down the street), but it doesn't need it to be a complete sentence. Other intransitive verbs: to die, to go, to lie, to sneeze.
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