Identify the direct object in the following sentence.
Aunt Donna made a sandwich for you.
a. Donna
b. made
c. Sandwich
d. You***
Aunt Donna is DOING the action, isn't she? She's making something. WHAT is she making?
Aunt Donna made YOU? I don't think so. It would be hard to spread you on a roll.
I'm so bad at indirect and direct objects ;-;
An indirect object answers TO WHOM? or TO WHAT? after the verb.
What is the verb in this sentence?
donna
To identify the direct object in a sentence, you need to look for the main action verb and ask yourself "what" or "whom" the action of the verb is affecting directly. In the given sentence, the main action verb is "made."
To find the direct object, ask "What did Aunt Donna make?" The answer is "a sandwich."
Therefore, the direct object in the sentence is "sandwich."
Option c, "Sandwich," is the correct answer.