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To identify the direct object, one must ask ''who'' or ''what'' did the girl kick? In this example, the direct object is "the soccer ball," because it identifies <i>what</i> the girl kicked. The second example answers the same question. Here, the group of words "what I needed" is the acting as a noun. By answering ''what'' is being packed, the group of words is also a direct object. | To identify the direct object, one must ask ''who'' or ''what'' did the girl kick? In this example, the direct object is "the soccer ball," because it identifies <i>what</i> the girl kicked. The second example answers the same question. Here, the group of words "what I needed" is the acting as a noun. By answering ''what'' is being packed, the group of words is also a direct object. | ||
===='''Indirect Object'''==== | ===='''Indirect Object'''==== | ||
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===Intransitive Verbs=== | ===Intransitive Verbs=== | ||
An intransitive verb cannot take a direct or indirect object. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||