What is the direct object in the sentence?
'As I jogged, I noticed the flowers that had sprung up along the road.'
The choices are
a. I
b. flowers
c. along
d. road
I chose B, flower but I would like some other opinions. thanks

Question

What is the direct object in the sentence?
 'As I jogged, I noticed the flowers that had sprung up along the road.' 
The choices are
a. I
b. flowers
c. along
d. road
I chose B, flower but I would like some other opinions. thanks

mathslover · Answer

Direct Object - a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb, for example the dog in Jeremy fed the dog.
- Google

So, basically, here, the recipient of the action of the verb (transitive) is Flowers. As , it is the result of the action (jogging) 

When the person was jogging, he noticed the flowers... 

SO, B) is absolutely right. (IMO)

anonymous · Answer

Thank you, I will let you know if we were right when I take the exam.