Identify the direct object in the following sentence.

The menu listed four kinds of omelets along with their prices.

A. four

B. kinds

C. omelets

D. prices

**My answer: C. omelets

Question

Identify the direct object in the following sentence.

The menu listed four kinds of omelets along with their prices.

A.   four

 B.    kinds
      
C.   omelets
 
D.   prices

**My answer: C. omelets

anonymous · Answer

am i right?? is omelets the direct object in this sentence???

anonymous · Answer

thanks for coming!! :D what do y'all think? is 'omelets' the direct object?? or is it something else? :/

turingtest · Answer

yeah I guess it's "omelets"
I had to look it up, stupid grammar terminology....

hero · Answer

lol, and it violates my sentence restructuring method.

hero · Answer

Actually, it doesn't, but year @Turingtest is correct

turingtest · Answer

I'll take your word that I'm right @Hero

anonymous · Answer

lol @TuringTest and @hero :) @hero i thought it was already rearranging and restructured correctly wasn't it?? and @TuringTest ikr?!! grammar terms are soooo annoying :/

hero · Answer

Yes, it is already structured correctly. It's just I was expecting an actual  person to be the subject.

anonymous · Answer

yay! So i am correct?? :)

anonymous · Answer

ohhh i seee :) haha thank youuu!! :)

hero · Answer

Basically, there's no indirect object

anonymous · Answer

oh really?? ohhh i see it now... just a direct object?

hero · Answer

Technically you could consider omelets and prices the direct objects

anonymous · Answer

but i can only choose one, so the choice i would pick is 'omelets' ??

hero · Answer

Hang on, let me see if I can find something on this. It would make sense to choose the first direct object, but let me double check something.

anonymous · Answer

okay

anonymous · Answer

i'll be here ;)

hero · Answer

Okay, I have the correct answer to this.

anonymous · Answer

oh okay :)

hero · Answer

Interestingly enough, the answer is neither omelet nor prices

anonymous · Answer

really?? i thought it was omelets though

anonymous · Answer

oh is it kinds??

hero · Answer

Apparently before identifying direct objects, it is wise to eliminate any prepositional phrases first.

hero · Answer

Yes, it is kinds

anonymous · Answer

and omelets is the indirect object right??

hero · Answer

Hang on

anonymous · Answer

cuz they listed four what? four KINDS... four kinds of what?? four kinds of OMELETS.... so kinds=direct object
omelets=indirect object
??

hero · Answer

Apparently omelets and prices are objects of preposition since "of" and "along" are both prepositions.

anonymous · Answer

ohhh i see so 'kinds' is the direct object then?

hero · Answer

Yes, kinds is definitely correct now.

anonymous · Answer

coool, thanks! i see it now :)

anonymous · Answer

coool, thanks! i see it now :)