The Direct Object: The Receiver of the action
The Subject does the action (verb). Very often, the action is done to something else. The word that describes what is acted upon by the subject is called the Direct Object.
The Direct Object:
The direct object is the word that describes who or what receives the action of the sentence.
The Direct Object is highlighted in the following sentences.
John hit the ball to Jim.
Then Jim threw John the ball.
He did not catch it, but the ball went over his head and broke Mrs. Smith’s stained glass window.
Click on the Direct Object in the following sentences.
The Subject does the action (verb). Very often, the action is done to something else. The word that describes what is acted upon by the subject is called the Direct Object.
The Direct Object:
The direct object is the word that describes who or what receives the action of the sentence.
The Direct Object is highlighted in the following sentences.
John hit the ball to Jim.
Then Jim threw John the ball.
He did not catch it, but the ball went over his head and broke Mrs. Smith’s stained glass window.
Click on the Direct Object in the following sentences.
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