Final answer:
Sentences a, c, and d have direct objects with 'the game Town ball', 'the story', and 'much excitement' respectively, while sentence d also has an indirect object 'them'. Sentence b has no direct or indirect object as the verb 'developed' is intransitive.
Step-by-step explanation:
To answer the student's question about identifying the direct or indirect objects in the given sentences, we need to first understand the roles these elements play in a sentence structure.
In sentences with transitive verbs, the direct object is the recipient of the action, while the indirect object typically refers to the entity that receives the direct object. Now, let's analyze the provided sentences:
- a. Children in Boston called the game Town ball. (Children - Subject; called - Transitive verb; the game Town ball - Direct object)
- b. Baseball developed from both of these games. (Baseball - Subject; developed - Intransitive verb; no direct or indirect object)
- c. The editor published the story in the newspaper. (The editor - Subject; published - Transitive verb; the story - Direct object; in the newspaper - Prepositional phrase)
- d. Town ball offered them much excitement. (Town ball - Subject; offered - Transitive verb; much excitement - Direct object; them - Indirect object)
In sentence a, the direct object is 'the game Town ball' as it is what is being called by the children. In sentence b, the verb 'developed' is intransitive and doesn't take a direct or indirect object. The direct object in sentence c is 'the story,' which the editor published, and in sentence d, 'much excitement' is the direct object received by 'them,' which is the indirect object.
The correct option for each will be mentioned in the final answer: Sentence a has a direct object 'the game Town ball,' sentence b has no objects, sentence c has a direct object 'the story,' and sentence d has both a direct object 'much excitement' and an indirect object 'them.'