Identifying Optional Sentence Parts
Direct Objects
Please read this lesson carefully before attempting the exercise. To make a response, click in the response window, type the response, and click "Check."
LESSON:
The direct object of a verb is an optional part of a sentence. It follows the verb and receives the "action," if any, indicated in the verb. Like the subject, the direct object is never part of a prepositional phrase.

Subject Verb Direct Object
Harriet cooked THE CANARY.
Harold underwent SURGERY in the spring. ["In the spring is a prepositional phrase.]
DIRECTIONS: Copy the direct object (if any). If there is none, type "none" and check your answer.