How do you find the direct object in a sentence?
Checking Your Work. Ask yourself “whom” or “what” is receiving the action. Try to remember that the direct object in a sentence is always a thing or a person who received the action of the verb. For example, in the sentence, “Alice baked her mother a cake.”
How do you find the indirect object in a sentence?
To find the indirect object of a sentence, you must first find the direct object. Using the three‐step process discussed earlier to locate the direct object, a fourth step is added to identify the indirect object: To identify the verb of the sentence, ask yourself what action is taking place.
