A direct object
A) is part of a compound predicate.
B) can most often be found after a passive predicate.
C) follows a transitive verb and tells who or what receives the action of the verb.
D) follows a transitive verb and tells to whom or for whom an action was done.

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A direct object is a noun or pronoun that answers the question "who" or "what" receives the action of the verb in a sentence with a transitive verb. For example, in the sentence "She ate the apple," "apple" is the direct object because it is receiving the action of the verb "ate."

A Direct Object