I Object! Understanding Transitive Verbs

Summary
A beginning lesson on transitive verbs with definitions of direct and indirect objects. Sentences are taken apart to show subject, verb and object.

Objectives
• Teach students about transitive verbs.

• Give examples and definitions of direct and indirect objects.

• Use questions to determine student?s retention of the subject matter.

• Students will mark either direct or indirect object after reading sentences with underlined words.

Suggested Grades
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade

Excerpt
State of being verbs express a condition or state of being. Be, feel, seem, or appear are all state of being verbs.

A transitive verb is an action verb that is followed by a direct or sometimes an indirect object. It is an action that is performed on something. Some sentences would not make sense unless the verb had a direct object to receive the action.

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