In which sentence is the underlined word the direct object?



Rulers in totalitarian countries are very powerful.
In a monarchy, kings or queens give people the laws.
In a democracy, elected leaders make decisions.

Laws and decisions are direct objects.

Which words are underlined?

The underlined word "laws" is the direct object in the sentence "In a monarchy, kings or queens give people the laws."

To identify the direct object in a sentence, you need to look for the action verb and determine who or what is receiving the action of the verb. The direct object typically answers the question "what" or "whom." Let's analyze each sentence to find the direct object:

1. "Rulers in totalitarian countries are very powerful."
In this sentence, the verb is "are" and there is no action verb that directly affects a noun. Therefore, there is no direct object in this sentence.

2. "In a monarchy, kings or queens give people the laws."
The action verb in this sentence is "give." By asking the question "give what?," we can determine the direct object. In this case, the direct object is "the laws."

3. "In a democracy, elected leaders make decisions."
The action verb in this sentence is "make." By asking the question "make what?," we can identify the direct object. In this case, the direct object is "decisions."

Therefore, the direct object is found in the second sentence: "In a monarchy, kings or queens give people the laws."