Nouns As Objects Quiz 1 (30 MCQs)

Explanations: The direct object of the sentence is "Story." In this sentence, "Irish history" performs the action of telling, and "the story of Grace O'Malley" receives that action.

Explanations: The object complement in the sentence "The judge selected the black cow the grand prize winner" is "winner." In this case, "winner" describes what the "black cow" became as a result of being selected by the judge. It directly modifies or renames the direct object "cow."

Explanations: The indirect object in the sentence "Nations sent their colonies ships for protection against pirates" is "colonies." The indirect object receives the direct action of the verb (sent) from the subject (Nations).

Explanations: The direct object (DO) of the sentence "We will build a giant sandwich with plenty of onions" is D) Sandwich. The direct object receives the action of the verb, which in this case is "build." The sandwich is what is being built.

Explanations: The correct answer is B) DO = dollars; IO = customer; OP = change. In the sentence, "dollars" is the direct object (DO) receiving the action of being given by the clerk. "Customer" is the indirect object (IO), indicating to whom the action is directed. "Change" is part of the prepositional phrase "in change," which modifies "two dollars" and does not function as an object in this sentence.

Explanations: An appositive phrase renames or identifies the noun immediately preceding it. In this sentence, "Randy" renames "my friend," providing additional information about who the speaker's friend is.

Explanations: The indirect object in the sentence "Muhammad writes his cousin a letter once a month" is "cousin." The indirect object receives the direct action of the verb (writes) but not directly; it's the person or thing for whom the action is intended. In this case, Muhammad writes a letter to his cousin.

Explanations: The indirect object in the sentence "Current films often show audience a romantic picture of pirate life" is "audience". In this context, "audience" receives the direct object "picture".

Explanations: The object of the preposition "through" in this sentence is "tunnel." The phrase "to get to school, we ride our bikes through the tunnel" indicates that the action (riding) takes place through a specific location (the tunnel).

Explanations: The direct object of the sentence is "money" because it is receiving the action (paid) from the subject "ship captains." In this context, "money" is what was directly given to Granuaile for a specific purpose.

Explanations: The object of the preposition in this sentence is "fire." The phrase "how to make their own fire" indicates that "fire" is what humans learned during the Stone Age, making it the direct object of the verb "learned."

Explanations: The indirect object in the sentence "Reluctantly, captains of ships gave pirates their valuable cargoes" is "pirates." The verb "gave" directly indicates that something (the direct object) was given to someone (the indirect object). In this case, "cargoes" is what was given, and "pirates" are the recipients.

Explanations: The direct object in the sentence "The female kangaroo carries her young in a pouch" is "young." The verb "carries" requires a noun to complete its meaning, and "young" serves as that noun, receiving the action of being carried.

Explanations: The indirect object in the sentence "Artifacts tell historians a more accurate account of a pirate's life" is "historians." The verb "tell" takes an indirect object that receives the direct object (the more accurate account). Historians are the ones receiving the information from artifacts.

Explanations: The object of the preposition "beneath" in this sentence is "tree." The phrase "beneath the tree" indicates where the acorns were found, and "tree" is a noun acting as the object of the preposition.

Explanations: Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, such as their position, time, cause, manner, etc. "At" is used to indicate a specific point in time or a location, making it a preposition.

Explanations: The direct object (DO) in the sentence "They also taught children lessons in Latin" is "lessons." The verb "taught" requires a direct object to complete its meaning, and "lessons" is what was directly taught.

Explanations: The direct object in the sentence "The plant known as the Venus flytrap catches insects" is "insects." The verb "catches" requires a direct object to complete its meaning, and "insects" fulfills this role by receiving the action of being caught.

Explanations: The indirect object in the sentence "Rulers offered these sea robbers ransom for captured individual" is "sea robbers." The indirect object receives the direct object ("ransom") from the verb ("offered").

Explanations: To find the object of a preposition, you should ask whom or what follows after the preposition. This is because the object of a preposition directly answers who or what is involved in the action described by the preposition.

Explanations: The object of the preposition in this sentence is "waves." The preposition "in" indicates that the boat is located within or among the waves, making "waves" the direct object receiving the action described by the verb "bobbed."

Explanations: The subject complement in the sentence "My favorite subject is math because of the challenge" is math . The subject complement follows a linking verb (is) and renames or describes the subject (favorite subject). Here, "math" directly identifies what the speaker's favorite subject is.

Explanations: Direct objects answer the question "What?" about the action of a verb. They are what receives the action of the verb, such as in the sentence "She read a book." Here, "book" is the direct object receiving the action of reading.

Explanations: The indirect object in the sentence "Captains give crew members a share of stolen cargoes" is "crew members." This is because it indicates to whom the action (giving) is done, while the direct object "a share of stolen cargoes" receives the action.

Explanations: The correct answer is B) OP = castle; IO = children; DO = reading, writing. In the sentence "Priests living at the castle taught rich children lessons in Latin," the object of the preposition (OP) is "castle" because it follows the preposition "at." The indirect object (IO) is "children" as it receives the direct benefit of the action. However, there is no direct object receiving the verb "taught"; instead, the sentence specifies what was taught: "lessons in Latin," which can be rephrased to indicate that the priests were teaching children how to read and write Latin, making "reading, writing" a plausible interpretation for the direct object.

Explanations: In the sentence "We want to stop being late for school," the word "to" is functioning as a preposition, indicating direction towards an action (stop). It does not act as a verb in this context; verbs express actions or states of being.

Explanations: The indirect object in the sentence "Miguel threw Charlie the ball" is Charlie . The indirect object receives the action of the verb but not directly from it; instead, it is affected by the direct object. In this case, Miguel threw (action) the ball (direct object) to Charlie (indirect object).

Explanations: The direct object in the sentence "Max asked Sally a question about the dance" is "question." The verb "asked" requires a direct object to complete its meaning, which in this case is what Max asked Sally. Therefore, option D) Question is correct.

Explanations: The first prepositional phrase in the sentence "It was excellent from beginning to end" is "from beginning." This phrase begins with the preposition "from" and modifies where the quality of being excellent lasted, indicating it started at the beginning.

Explanations: The direct object in the sentence "As a young girl, Grenouille loved the sea." is "the sea". It receives the action of the verb "loved".