The direct object is "play".
Onlookers is the direct object.
By finding the prepositional phrase/s, you take away "unnecessary" parts of the sentence. Prepositional phrases add to the sentence, but they can be taken out in order to isolate the subject, verb, and direct object (if there is one.) Example: I love to play at the park. Now take out the prepositional phrase. I love to play. What's the verb? Love. I is the subject, and play is the direct object.
checkers is the direct object so play is transitive
indirect
The sentence, 'The play was very funny.' contains no pronouns. The = definite article play = noun, subject of the sentence was = verb very = adjective funny = adjective used as a noun, object of the sentence
Onlookers is the direct object.
direct object
A noun is a word for any person, place, thing, or idea. A noun is used as the subject of a sentence, the direct or indirect object of a sentence, or the object of a preposition. Example:Jane brought her mother a treat for lunch.Jane = subjectmother = indirect objecttreat = direct objectlunch = object of the preposition for
By finding the prepositional phrase/s, you take away "unnecessary" parts of the sentence. Prepositional phrases add to the sentence, but they can be taken out in order to isolate the subject, verb, and direct object (if there is one.) Example: I love to play at the park. Now take out the prepositional phrase. I love to play. What's the verb? Love. I is the subject, and play is the direct object.
A noun can be the subject or the object of the sentence.
The word 'music' is a noun.A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb (direct or indirect) or a preposition. A noun also functions as a predicate nominative.Examples:The music from the block party filled the neighborhood. (subject of the sentence)I couldn't decide which music to play. (subject of the relative clause)I heard music coming from his room. (direct object of the verb 'heard')Grandma tapped her foot to the music. (object of the preposition 'to')The manager's compliment was music to my ears. (predicate nominative)
the subject plays were you are the object plays what you are doing
checkers is the direct object so play is transitive
A noun (or a noun phrase) will function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.The word 'friend' is a noun.The term 'Jessica's cat' is a noun phrase.Examples:We brought Jessica's cat a friend to play with. (the noun 'friend' is the direct object of the verb 'brought' [brought what? a friend]; the noun phrase 'Jessica's cat is the indirect object of the verb brought)She called Jessica's cat her friend. (the noun phrase 'Jessica's cat' is the direct object of the verb 'called' [called who? Jessica's cat]; the noun 'friend' is the object complement [renames the direct object])
There are many examples for the word "ever" in a sentence, one of them being, How will we ever learn to play the guitar?
indirect
Noun, subject of the sentence: His play saved the game. Noun, object of the sentence: I saw a great play last night.