Question

Locate the verb, direct object, and indirect object in this sentence:Mark paints the house for his family.

Answer 1

Answer:

The verb is "paints", the direct object is "the house", and the indirect object is "for his family".

Explanation:

• "Paints" is a transitive verb conjugated in the third person singular of the Simple Present Tense. Transitive verbs are the ones that take objects.
• "The house" is the direct object which is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb.
• "For his family" is the indirect object or the person affected by the action of the transitive verb.