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Decide whether each underlined word is a direct object or an indirect object.

At the time of the Chinese New Year, people honor their ancestors.


Families clean their homes to sweep away bad luck.


People give children red envelopes filled with money.


Families cook dinner for their relatives.

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ancestors - direct object

homes - direct object

A direct object is the thing the action verb addresses. What do people honor? ancestors. The action verb honors first addresses the ancestors. What do families clean? homes. The action verb first addresses the homes.

children - indirect object

relatives - indirect object

An indirect object is the recipient of the direct object. In the sentence "People give children red envelopes". The action verb give first addresses the envelopes THEN it goes to the children. The children receive the action of giving envelopes. In the sentence "Families cook dinner for their relatives." The relatives receive the dinner. Dinner is a direct object because it is first cooked. Then the dinner goes to the relatives.

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The words "ancestors", "homes", "children", and "relatives" are, in their respective sentences:

- Direct objects: "ancestors" and "homes".

- Indirect objects: "children" and "relatives".

  • We can define the direct object of a sentence as the recipient of the action expressed by the verb.
  • The direct object often answers the questions of "who" or "what".
  • Take a look at the sentence: "I left my purse."
  • We can ask "What did you leave?" and the answer would be "my purse". That means "my purse" is the direct object.

  • On the other hand, the indirect object is the recipient of the direct object.
  • It often answers the questions of "to whom" or "for whom".
  • Take a look at the sentence: "I gave my friend a present for her birthday."
  • Let's find both the direct object and the indirect object in the sentence:

- "What did you give?" A present. (direct object)

- "To whom did you give a present?" My friend. (indirect object)

  • With the information above in mind, we can see that "ancestors" and "homes" are direct objects.
  • They receive the action of the verbs "honor" and "clean", respectively.
  • We can also see that "children" and "relatives" receive the direct objects of their sentences - "red envelopes" and "dinner", respectively.
  • That means they are indirect objects.

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