Identify the direct object.
The baseball pitcher threw his teammate on first base the ball. (1 point)
Pitcher
Teammate
First base
Ball***
Ball
The direct object in this sentence is "ball".
To identify the direct object in a sentence, you can ask the question "What or whom is being directly affected by the action?" In this sentence, the verb is "threw" and it is important to determine what is being thrown. By asking the question "What did the baseball pitcher throw?", you can identify the direct object.
In this case, the answer is "the ball." The ball is the noun that directly receives the action of being thrown by the baseball pitcher. Therefore, the correct answer is "Ball."