Question

Identify the direct object.

Players usually kick or "head" the ball to their teammates on the field.

(1 point)
Responses

ball
ball

teammates
teammates

field
field

none

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

ball

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The direct object in the sentence is the word "ball."

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To identify the direct object in a sentence, you need to identify the action verb and ask who or what is receiving the action of that verb. In the given sentence, the action verb is "kick or 'head'" and the question to ask is: What are the players kicking or heading? The answer to this question is "the ball." Therefore, the direct object in the given sentence is "ball."