Question

Identify whether the *starred* word is a direct or indirect object.

At the campground, Dad pitched the *tents* for our cousins.

DIRECT OBJECT or INDIRECT OBJECT

*** My answer: direct object

Answer 1

am i right??

idk cuz i always get confused about how to tell if it is a direct or indirect object..
is this direct because DAD pitched the tents... as in who did what? and what being the object?? idk and sorry if that did not make sense lol :/

Answer 2

can u pls explain how to tell if it is direct or indirect?? i forget :(

Answer 3

For the answer to this: observe the following:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm

Go to that site and select "direct object" and "indirect object". I promise you will not be disappointed.

Answer 4

ohh i seee :) so in this sentence, 'tents' is the direct object, but 'cousins' is the indirect object?? did i get that right?

Answer 5

so my answer to my question is DIRECT OBJECT ?? :D

Answer 6

Yes, you have it. Notice that you can basically re-structure the sentences in this format where the first noun highlighted is the direct object and the second is the indirect object:

The instructor gave `A's` TO his `students`
Grandfather left `all his money` FOR `Rosalita`
Jo-Bob sold his `boat` TO `me`


So once again, figuring these out is a matter of re-structuring the sentences to produce the desired result.

Answer 7

ahhh, i see :) thankss!!! i understand !! :D