DIRECT OBJECT QUIZ What happened guys?!. Question 1 The Maricopa make unusual pottery. Subject Maricopa Action verb make.

DIRECT OBJECT QUIZ

What happened guys?!

Question 1

The Maricopa make unusual pottery.

Subject Maricopa

Action verb make

The Maricopa make unusual pottery.

DO? What is made?POTTERY

Why not unusual pottery?Unusual is an adjective

describing pottery.

Question 2For this pottery they need two kinds of clay.

Subject they

Action verb need

Prepositional phrase(s) For this pottery of clay

For this pottery they need two kinds of clay. DO? What do they need? KINDS

Why not two kinds? Two is an adjective describing how

many kinds.

Question 3One kind of clay forms the bowl or platter

itself.

Subject kind

Action verb forms

Prepositional phrase(s) of clay

One kind of clay forms the bowl or platter itself.

DO?What is formed?BOWLPLATTER

Question 4The other kind of clay colors the pottery.

Subject kind

Action verb colors

Prepositional phrase(s) of clay

The other kind of clay colors the pottery.

DO?What is colored?POTTERY

Question 5First, the potters mold the clay by hand.

Subject potters

Action verb mold

Prepositional phrase(s) by hand

First, the potters mold the clay by hand.

DO?What is molded?CLAY

Question 6Then, they shape it into beautiful bowls and

vases like the ones below.

Subject they

Action verb shape

Prepositional phrase(s): into beautiful bowls and vases

Then, they shape it into beautiful bowls and vases like the ones below.

DO?What is shaped?IT

Question 7With the second type of clay, they paint designs on

the pottery.

Subject they

Action verb paint

Prepositional phrase(s) With the second type of clay on the pottery

With the second type of clay, they paint designs on the pottery.

DO?What is painted?DESIGNS

Question 8In some cases they make designs with a toothpick.

Subject they

Action verb make

Prepositional phrase(s) In some cases with a toothpick

In some cases they make designs with a toothpick.

DO?What is made?DESIGNS

Question 9Each family of potters has its own special

designs.

Subject family

Action verb has

Prepositional phrase(s) of potters

Each family of potters has its own special designs.

DO? What does the family have? DESIGNS

Why not own special designs? “Own” and “special” are adjectives

describing the designs.

Question 10These designs preserve Maricopa traditions from

generation to generation.

Subject designs

Action verb preserve

Prepositional phrase(s) from generation to generation

These designs preserve Maricopa traditions from generation to generation.

DO? What is preserved? TRADITIONS

Why not Maricopa traditions? Maricopa is a proper adjective

describing traditions.

A FEW KEY POINTS Direct objects are ALWAYS nouns

or pronouns. Direct objects ALWAYS come

AFTER an action verb. Direct objects are NEVER found in

a prepositional phrase, EVER!

Congratulations!!!