Identify the direct object.

Question

The object of the game in soccer is to get the ball into the goal.
(1 point)
Responses

object
object

soccer
soccer

goal
goal

none
none

Answer 1

The direct object in this sentence is "ball." To identify the direct object, you can ask the question "What/Whom is the verb (action) being performed on?" In this case, the verb is "to get" and it is being performed on "the ball." Therefore, "ball" is the direct object.

Answer 2