Identify the direct object.

The object of the game in soccer is to get the ball into the goal.

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object
object

soccer
soccer

goal
goal

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The direct object in the sentence is "ball".

The direct object in the sentence is "ball".

To identify the direct object in a sentence, you need to find the noun or noun phrase that directly receives the action of the verb. In this sentence, the verb is "get" and the action is performed on the noun "ball." Therefore, the direct object in this sentence is "ball".