Which sentence has no direct object?
A. Read me those directions again, please.
B. Can you return this book by tomorrow?
C. I just told Janice to call me tonight.
D. Hank spoke to the audience for an hour.
I think D..
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To determine which sentence has no direct object, we need to understand what a direct object is. A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb in a sentence.
In sentence A, "those directions" is the direct object because it receives the action of the verb "read."
In sentence B, "this book" is the direct object because it receives the action of the verb "return."
In sentence C, "Janice" is the direct object because it receives the action of the verb "told."
In sentence D, "the audience" is the direct object because it receives the action of the verb "spoke."
Therefore, the correct answer is not sentence D. Let's look at the remaining options.
Hence, your choice of answer D is incorrect. Let's consider the remaining options.
Options A and C have direct objects. So the correct option is B.
Therefore, the sentence without a direct object is B - "Can you return this book by tomorrow?"