The letter carrier brought my brother two large envelopes last Monday
Which word is the direct object in the given sentence
A.two
B.brother
C.envelopes
D.carrier
C. envelopes
The direct object in the given sentence is: C. envelopes
To determine the direct object in a sentence, we need to ask the question "What did the subject receive?" In this case, the subject is "my brother" and he received something from the letter carrier. The direct object is the thing that he received.
So, by asking "What did my brother receive?" we can identify that "two large envelopes" is the direct object in the sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. envelopes.