Grade
7
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Lesson 6.5 Direct Objects
(pp. 145–146)
Exercise 1 Identifying Direct Objects
Hint Underline the direct object(s) in each sentence. If a sentence does not contain a
Make it easier to direct object, write N.
find direct objects
by crossing out 1. Many centuries ago, Mayan Indians built a magnificent civilization in South and
prepositional Central America.
phrases. A direct
2. People admire the culture’s achievements in many fields, such as writing,
object is never in
a prepositional
architecture, and astronomy.
phrase. 3. The Maya developed an advanced form of writing with pictures and symbols.
4. They built beautiful stone temples with wide staircases, such as El Castillo, which
was built between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries.
5. Carvings and bright colors decorated temple walls and pottery vases.
6. Mayan architects used limestone for many of their elaborate palaces and other
pyramid-shaped structures.
7. NASA archaeologists use satellites for their research.
8. Many structures remain half-buried in the dense jungles of countries like
Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras.
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9. Ancient priests accurately predicted eclipses of the sun and tracked the orbits of
planets.
10. Ruins, temples, and cave sites are popular destinations for many tourists in South
America.
Exercise 2 Using Direct Objects
Write five sentences about a subject you’ve heard about in the news or studied in one
of your classes. Include at least one direct object in each sentence.
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