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What kind of verb does a direct object follow?
A direct object follows a transitive verb.
What follows a linking or action verb.?
subject
What follows a linking and action verb?
A subject complement follows a linking verb, providing information about the subject. An adverb or direct object typically follows an action verb, indicating what the subject is doing.
What is the function of direct object?
The function of a direct object is to receive the action of the verb in a sentence. It answers the question "what" or "whom" the subject is acting upon. The direct object typically follows the verb in a sentence.
How do you describe a direct 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.
Does the direct object come after an action 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.
What is a verb's direct object?
The direct object of a sentence takes the action of the verb.
What are examples of inderect objects?
An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that follows an action verb, receives the direct object, and answers: To whom and To what.
A noun that follows an action verb and receives the action of the verb is what?
A noun that receives the action verb would be the indirect object! That may seem strange. Let's work it out. He gave John the book. Who did the action? He did the action. He is the subject. What action was done? He Gave. Gave is the action done. What did he give? He gave the book. Book is the direct object. Who received the book? John received the book? John is the indirect object! Book is the direct object. It is the item on which the action is performed.
What is the transitive verb and direct object?
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.
What follows a linking or acotion verb?
A linking verb is followed by an object that restates the subject of the sentence in some way. Example: Katy is my cousin. (Katy = cousin) The sky became overcast. (sky -> overcast) An action verb tells that action of the subject and can have a direct object, both a direct and indirect object, or no object at all. Examples: John bought a new car. (bought is the act, car is the direct object) John gave his wife a new car. (gave is the act, car is the direct object, wife is the indirect object) Jane sings beautifully. (sings is the act, there is no object; beautifully is an adverb that modifies the verb sings)
What is the direct object in the sentence she felt excited?
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.
