Some verbs need an object.
Some verbs do not need an object.
| Object | Example |
| noun | I play baseball. |
| pronoun | I wear hats. |
| proper noun | I built Starbucks. |
| noun and noun | I play baseball and soccer. |
| noun noun | I own jazz guitars. |
| noun noun noun + | I studied baseball glove history. |
| ~ing verb noun | I enjoy singing. |
| to verb noun | I like to listen. |
| Object | Example |
| adjective + noun | I have old guitars. I play loud guitars. |
| article + noun | I bought a glove. I listen to the song. |
| demonstrative + noun | I want that guitar. He played these drums. |
| indefinite + noun | I met each player. I go to a lot of concerts. |
| possessive + noun | I played his piano. I like their house. |
| numerical + noun | I went to three games. He lost the second one. |
| Object | Example |
| noun + prepositional phrase | I played songs for my friend. |
| noun + ~ing verb phrase | I love music coming from an old record player. |
| noun + ~ed verb phrase | My dog loves music played on the little ukulele. |
| noun + past participle phrase | I often listen to records bought by my grandparents. |
| noun + to verb phrase | I want music to make people smile. |