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W riting Skills—Sentences
A sentence is a group of words that make complete sense. A sentence has different parts as shown below:

The cat drinks milk

Subject—the person or Verb— Object—the
thing performing the expresses what receiver of the
action. the action is. action.

Types of Objects
The object in a sentence can be either direct or indirect. Let us understand both.

• a noun or pronoun receiving the action
Direct Object • generally preceded by the verb

• does not depend on the indirect object
• a noun/pronoun that receives the direct object
Indirect Object • generally preceded by prepositions
• depends on the direct object

Let us understand using an example:

My brother gave new shoes to his friend.

Direct object Indirect object

1. Name any 3 Cs of effective communication.

2. and are two types of Verbal Communication. (Fill in the blanks.)
3. You can make your message more effective by using the correct gestures when speaking.
(State True or False)
4. Identify the subject and object in the following sentences:
a. Tara opened the umbrella as it was raining.

b. Manisha is buying a new car.

5. Identify the direct and indirect objects in the following sentences:

a. Dad bought Mansi a new toy.
b. The nurse read the patient a book at the hospital.

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