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Question 1: She gave ___ a birthday card. Question 1 options Check answer
'him' is correct because the indirect object must be a pronoun referring to a person who receives the direct object (the card). 'it', 'them', and 'her' do not fit the singular male context implied by the sentence setup.
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Question 2: Tom cooked his family ___. What is the direct object in this sentence? Question 2 options Check answer
'dinner' is correct because the direct object answers 'what did Tom cook?' — it is the thing acted upon by the verb. 'family' is the indirect object (the recipient), 'Tom' is the subject, and 'cooked' is the verb.
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Question 3: A sentence can have an indirect object without having a direct object. Question 3 options Check answer
False because an indirect object is always the recipient of a direct object. If there is no direct object in the sentence, there cannot be an indirect object either.
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Question 4: In the sentence 'She sent her friend a message', what does the indirect object tell us? Question 4 options Check answer
'Who received the direct object' is correct because the indirect object identifies the recipient or beneficiary of the action — in this case, 'her friend' received 'a message'. It does not describe the action, explain when it happened, or describe the subject.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence: Question 5 options me ▲ ▼ bought ▲ ▼ a new bike ▲ ▼ My dad ▲ ▼ Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.
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The correct order is 'My dad bought me a new bike' because the indirect object (me) comes between the verb (bought) and the direct object (a new bike).
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Question 6: Which sentence is correct? Question 6 options Check answer
'She showed her sister the photos' is correct because when no preposition is used, the indirect object (her sister) must come directly before the direct object (the photos). The other options place the objects in the wrong order or use incorrect word forms.
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Question 7: Customer: 'I'd like to order, please.' Waiter: 'Of course! Can I bring ___ anything else?' Customer: 'No, thank you.' Question 7 options Check answer
'you' is correct because the waiter is speaking directly to the customer, so the indirect object must be the second-person pronoun. 'him', 'her', and 'them' refer to third-person recipients who are not present in this dialogue.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses an indirect object (not a prepositional phrase)? Question 8 options Check answer
'He told his brother the news' is correct because it uses the indirect object pattern (verb + indirect object + direct object) without a preposition. The other options use 'to' or 'for', which make them prepositional phrases, not indirect objects.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order: Question 9 options the students ▲ ▼ a story ▲ ▼ The teacher ▲ ▼ read ▲ ▼ Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.
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The correct order is 'The teacher read the students a story' because the indirect object (the students) must come before the direct object (a story) when no preposition is used.
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Question 10: Anna baked ___ for the party. Which option correctly completes the sentence with a direct object only? Question 10 options Check answer
'a chocolate cake' is correct because it answers 'what did Anna bake?' making it the direct object. 'her friends a cake' includes both an indirect and direct object, 'to her friends' is a prepositional phrase without a direct object, and 'them happily' adds an adverb rather than a direct object.
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Question 11: In the sentence 'My mum made me a sandwich', which statement about the grammar is true? Question 11 options Check answer
'Me is the indirect object because it identifies who received the sandwich' is correct. 'Me' answers 'for whom?' and comes before the direct object 'a sandwich'. The direct object is 'a sandwich', not 'me', and indirect objects do not need prepositions in this pattern.
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Question 12: Rewrite with a prepositional phrase: 'She sent her boss an email.' → She sent an email ___ her boss. Question 12 options Check answer
'to' is correct because when the indirect object moves after the direct object, the preposition 'to' is used with verbs of giving/sending. 'for' is used with verbs of making/buying, 'at' and 'with' do not collocate with 'sent' in this structure.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label. Question 13 options He kicked the ball.
She bought her son a toy.
They sent a gift to their teacher.
We asked him a question.
Direct object only
Verb + indirect object + direct object
Direct object + prepositional phrase
Indirect object + direct object (no preposition)
Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.
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Direct objects answer 'what/whom' after the verb; indirect objects answer 'to whom/for whom'; some sentences have both; and some sentences have only a direct object with no indirect object.
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Question 14: Every sentence that has a direct object also has an indirect object. Question 14 options Check answer
False because a direct object can exist in a sentence without any indirect object. For example, 'She read a book' has a direct object ('a book') but no indirect object. An indirect object is optional and additional.
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that the flowers were specifically intended as a gift FOR someone? Question 15 options Check answer
'He bought his girlfriend some flowers' is best because the indirect object 'his girlfriend' placed before the direct object 'some flowers' clearly shows she is the intended recipient. The prepositional version with 'for' also works but the question asks which best shows the recipient in a natural, direct way at this level.
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