The term "shopping" can be used as a direct object in a sentence. Several examples are as follows: "She likes shopping more than she likes watching television"; "He labeled shopping as a waste of time."
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Yes, the word 'shopping' is a noun called a gerund, the present participle of the verb 'to shop' that functions as a noun in a sentence.The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.Examples:Shopping is my sister's favorite sport. (noun, subject of the sentence)She always has shopping on her mind. (noun, direct object of the verb 'has')I need to borrow your car for shopping. (noun, object of the preposition 'for')I was shopping for a new coat. (verb)We took a shopping trip to the city. (adjective, describes the noun 'trip')
"You were in the mountains" does not have a direct object.
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The verb does not have a direct object in the sentence, "She is insecure."
The direct object is "you"; the indirect object (I believe) is "this".
"You" can be either a direct or indirect object: It is a direct object in "I want to kiss you." It is an indirect object in "Henry is going to give you the tickets."
A direct object follows a transitive verb.
Yes !! it is a direct object!!
In the sentence "Your visit to the museum was educational", "visit" is the direct object. An indirect object would typically receive the direct object, such as in the sentence "I gave her a gift" where "her" is the indirect object receiving the direct object "gift".
A noun as a direct object? Jack ate the cake. - noun direct object = cake She brought lunch for her sister. - noun direct object = lunch