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That sentence does not have a direct object. The verb needs to be transitive (a type of action verb) for the sentence to contain a direct object. "Is" is never a transitive verb because it's not an action. "Is" is a linking verb in that sentence.
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Is Jim a direct object?
Jim is a proper noun. As with any noun it can be a direct object, indirect object depending on how it is used in a sentence. Whether a noun is an indirect object does not depending on anything do do with the noun itself. The indirect object is indirectly affected by the action of the sentence. It is the subject of the sentence "Jim ate a hot dog." It is the direct object of "Sally kissed Jim." It is the indirect object of "Sally gave Jim a present."
Is this sentence transitive Sally is very patient with her pesky little brother?
Yes, the sentence is transitive. It has a subject (Sally), a verb (is), and an object (her pesky little brother).
What are dircet object?
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb in a sentence. It answers the question "what" or "whom" after the verb. For example, in the sentence "She ate the apple," "the apple" is the direct object because it receives the action of the verb "ate."
What is the indirect object of a sentence?
The indirect object is the thing/ person to or for whom the action is done, eg "Jim threw the ball to Sally." "Jim threw Sally the ball." Sally is the indirect object. in the first one "Jim threw the ball to Sally." the ball is the id because its the one being thrown if im wrong though let me know.
Was consumed with- a sentence?
"Was consumed with" is not a complete sentence. It needs a subject and object. He was consumed with fear. Sally was consumed with guilt.
A direct object is a noun or a pronoun that tells?
A direct object tells what the verb did. She gave him the book. The verb is gave. What did the verb gave actually do. Did she give the boy? Did she give the boy to Sally? No. She gave the book. So the direct object describes what the verb actually did. The verb give involved the book. The book is the direct object. What happened to the book? She gave the direct object, the book, to the indirect object, the boy.
How do you determine the direct object in a sentence?
No, there doesn't have to be a direct object or any object at all. Examples: We ran fast. ('fast' is an adverb modifying the verb 'ran', no object) I will, she won't. (two subjects, two verbs, no object) Stop! (the subject 'you' is implied, 'stop' is the verb, no object.) I was just thinking. ('was thinking' is the verb, 'just' is an adverb modifying the the auxiliary verb 'was', no object)
What receives the action of a verb and answered either whom or what?
The object (direct object) receives the action of the verb.The dog ate the meat.If you ask the question what did the dog eat? the answer is the meat = objectJack saw Sally last night.If you ask the question who did Jack see? the answer is Sally = objectWhen you have a direct and an indirect object then it may not be so easy to see who/what receives the action.Jack gave me some flowers.If you ask the question what did Jack give? the answer is flowers, so flowers is the direct object and in this sentence me is the indirect object.
What is Sally the character part in The Catcher in the Rye?
Jane Gallagher represents woman as friend and companion to Holden, Sally Hayes represents woman as sex object to him.
Find the indirect object of this sentences. Sally threw Michelle a birthday pary after the ballgame?
The indirect object in your sentence is Michelle. (It answers the question to whom or for whom.)
What word is followed by a verb?
English-speaking and English language sentence structure is always:A noun or pronoun followed by a verb and possibly followed by an adverb and the sentence may have an object -- or prepositional phrase.I sang. (first-person pronoun as subject+verb)Sally sang. (noun+verb)Sally sang loudly. (proper noun as subject+verb+adverb)Sally and I sang loudly. (compound subject+verb+adverb)Sally and I sang the song loudly. (the song is the object)(compound subject+verb+object+adverb)Sally and I sang the song loudly by the teacher's standards. (by the teacher's standards is the prepositional phrase) (compound subject+verb+object+ adverb+prepositional phrase)TIP: It helps to diagram or "to mark" the parts of a sentence. Marking helps to understand the structure of a sentence.
How do you make a sentence of recognize?
i was walking along my high school gate when i saw a face that i recognised , it was sally my friend from year 2.
