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A transitive verb is the verb used when the subject of the sentence is the one doing the action; the direct object is the recipient of the action word. for example: The boy throws the ball. Throws is the verb and ball is the object.
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of an action verb. It must follow an action verb and answers the question what or whom about that action verb. Example. Mary loves meatloaf. Meatloaf is the direct object, as it follows the action verb "loves" and answers the question: loves what? Meatloaf.
A verb with a direct object is a transitive verb. It requires an object to complete its meaning in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "I ate the apple," the verb "ate" is transitive, and "apple" is the direct object of the verb.
Yes, in a sentence with an action verb, the direct object typically comes after the verb. The direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
A direct object is any noun that receives the action of the verb. "The girl hit the ball over the fence." In this sentence the word ball is the direct object because it is the noun receiving the action of the verb.
An object can be used as a verb in a sentence when it is acting as a direct object that receives the action of the verb. For example, in the sentence "I painted the picture," "picture" is the object that receives the action of the verb "painted."
The direct object of a sentence takes the action of the verb.
The subject-verb-direct object sentence pattern is a type of sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb on the direct object. For example, in the sentence "She (subject) read (verb) the book (direct object)," the subject "she" is performing the action of reading on the direct object "the book."
The direct object is the word that receives the action of the verb. Examples:The dog chased the cat. ('cat' is the direct object of the verb 'chased')The cat caught a mouse. ('mouse' is the direct object of the verb 'caught')Who ate the cookies? ('cookies' is the direct object of the verb 'ate')I gave the cake to him. ('cake' is the direct object, it directly receives the action of the verb 'gave'; him is the indirect object, object of the preposition 'to')I gave the dog a bone. ('bone' is the direct object of the verb 'gave'; 'dog' is the indirect object)
A direct object follows a transitive verb.
There is no direct object in that sentence. Felt is being used as a linking verb, not an action verb. The verb must be an action to take a direct object.
It can. For example: Q) Suzy threw what? A) A pineapple. OR Q) What was thrown? A) Suzy threw a pineapple.