Use the sentence to answer the question.
The letter carrier brought my brother two large envelopes last Monday.
Which word is the direct object in the given sentence?
(1 point
• carrier
• brother
• envelopes
• two
The word "envelopes" is the direct object in the given sentence.
Which option always requires a comma before the conjunction? (1 point).
• appositive
• Items in a seres
• long introductory element
O compound sentence
The option that always requires a comma before the conjunction is the "long introductory element".
The word "envelopes" is the direct object in the given sentence.
To find the direct object in a sentence, you need to ask the question "what" or "whom" after the verb. In this sentence, the verb is "brought." Now let's analyze each word in the sentence to see if it answers the question "brought what?"
1. "Carrier" is the subject of the sentence, not the object. It is the one performing the action of bringing.
2. "Brother" is the indirect object, not the direct object. It receives the action indirectly as the recipient of the envelopes.
3. "Envelopes" is the correct answer. It directly answers the question "brought what?" The envelopes were brought by the letter carrier.
4. "Two" is not the direct object because it is simply describing the number of envelopes, not the thing that was brought.
Therefore, the direct object in the given sentence is "envelopes".