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Verb-Object
Subject Action Verb Receiving Object
(Noun) (Noun)
1. Who or writes a book.

2. what eats a hamburger.
performs
3. loves Susan.
the
4. action? swims a lap.

Building Block
In each of the four examples, action verbs and their direct
objects are shown. What is missing? Yes, you need a person
or thing performing the action.
Subject-Verb

Subject Action Verb Receiving Object
(Noun) (Noun)
1. Charles writes
Who or
2. Jake eats what
receives
3. Ben loves
the
4. Maria swims action?
Subject and Verb form a Unit,
extended to include Object.
Charles writes, Jake eats, Ben loves, and Maria swims are
four sentences that are complete with a subject and a verb. The
sentences could end there, and you could add a period after each
one. However, they were extended to include writes a book,
eats a hamburger, loves Susan, and swims a lap. These
groups of words are building blocks. They cannot stand alone.
Let’s join the two parts together. If you start with the verb
in the center, you can think of the verb as reaching out to both
sides. One side of the verb reaches for the subject, the other side
reaches for the object.
Nouns Used as Subjects Action Verbs Nouns Used as Direct Objects
(perform the action) (receive the action)
1. Charles writes a book.
2. Jake eats a hamburger.
3. Ben loves Susan.
4. Maria swims a lap.

Subject Verb Direct Object
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