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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 ''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 ''whom'' or ''what''?<ref>"The Direct Object." ''www.ucl.ac.uk.'' The Internet Grammar of English. Web. 15 July 2013.</ref> | ||
:;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. | ||
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*[http://www.germanna.edu/tutor/Handouts/English/Direct_and_Indirect_Objects.pdf Direct/Indirect Objects] | *[http://www.germanna.edu/tutor/Handouts/English/Direct_and_Indirect_Objects.pdf Direct/Indirect Objects] | ||
*[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/function/dirobj.htm The Direct Object] | |||
*[http://www.towson.edu/ows/prepositions.htm Prepositional Phrases] | *[http://www.towson.edu/ows/prepositions.htm Prepositional Phrases] | ||