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What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?: Difference between revisions
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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
'''Direct Object''' | '''Direct Object''' | ||
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An easy way to determine if there is a direct object is to set apart the verb from the rest of the sentence and ask the question for ''whom'' or ''what''? | An easy way to determine if there is a direct object is to set apart the verb from the rest of the sentence and ask the question for ''whom'' or ''what''? | ||
;Example 1 | :;Example 1 | ||
:The girl kicked <u>the soccer ball</u> across the field. | :The girl kicked <u>the soccer ball</u> across the field. | ||
;Example 2 | :;Example 2 | ||
:I packed <u>what I needed</u> into my suitcase. | :I packed <u>what I needed</u> into my suitcase. | ||