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How do you identify the direct object in a sentence?
How do you identify the direct object in a sentence?
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The direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. You can find it by asking “what?” or “whom?” after the verb. In “She reads the book,” “the book” is the direct object because it answers “what does she read?”