Exploring Verbs as Direct Objects
1. I started to walk (DO) back home [NuA]. | 2. We began to put (DO) our scuba gear on. | "Gear" is the direct object of "to put." [Note that "on" is a reduction of the prepositional phrase "on our bodies."]3. I started to wobble (DO). | 4. I told Jimmy (IO) to get (DO) his bike. | "Jimmy" is both an indirect object of "told" and the subject of "to get." "Bike" is the direct object of "to get."5. Later that day [NuA] we asked my aunt (IO) to cook (DO) {for us}. | "Aunt" is both an indirect object of "asked" and the subject of "to cook."6. We decided to ride (DO) {around the block} a couple [NuA] {of times}. | 7. My hamster loved to crawl (DO) around {on the soft, white, carpet}. | 8. Do you want to have (DO) a sandwich {with me}? | "Sandwich" is the direct object of "to have."9. {After that}, we decided to taste (DO) the pancakes. | 10. I decided to give (DO) it a try. |"Pancakes" is the direct object of "to taste." "It" is the indirect object of "to give," and "try" is the direct object. |