Is carwash a direct object

Answer 1

Yes, the noun 'carwash' can function as the direct objectin a sentence.

Any noun (or pronoun) will function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition.

Examples:

The carwash opens at nine. (subject of the sentence)

You can use the coupon that the carwash gave me. (subject of the relative clause)

We gave the carwash a coat of paint. (indirect object of the verb 'gave')

My father owns a carwash in town. (direct object of the verb 'owns')

It's time for a trip to the carwash. (object of the preposition 'to')

A noun can also function as a subject complementfollowing a linking verb.

Example: Our first stop is the carwash. (stop = carwash)

A noun can function as an object complement, restating a direct object.

Example: We're off to my favorite place, the carwash. (place = carwash)

A noun can function as an appositive, renaming any other noun in the sentence, set off by a comma before and after.

Example: The building, a carwash, was damaged in the accident.

Or, how about a noun of direct address.

Example: Carwash, you're costing me a fortune.