Question

Please help. I will give a medal.

Select the letter of the term that correctly identifies the function of the word or phrase in parentheses in the following sentence:

Fossils are the (remains) of plants or animals that once lived.

a. direct object
b. indirect object
c. object complement
d. predicate nominative
e. predicate adjective

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

I was thinking it may be D or E

Answer 3

Answer b, maybe?

Answer 4

You do know what A and B is, correct?

Answer 5

Don't direct and indirect objects come after an action verb

Answer 6

?

Answer 7

sorry i misread the question

Answer 8

Direct object:The direct object of a verb is the thing being acted upon

Answer 9

Example:
Play the guitar.
"The guitar" is the direct object.

Answer 10

Understand or you need another example?

Answer 11

So the answer would be A?

Answer 12

No, I was just giving you an example of a direct object, since you didn't know what it is.

Answer 13

You know what a indirect object is?

Answer 14

I was gonna say. I'm think my book says it answers the question to whom? for whom? to what? or for what? after an action verb

Answer 15

Yup!

Answer 16

So, is it A or B or neither?

Answer 17

I have to go eat dinner. Maybe someone else can help you while i'm away. If you need any help tomorrow, or so, i will be online.

Answer 18

I think it may be B. But I don't see what the action verb is. So I want to say neither.

Answer 19

Correct!

Answer 20

So, cross out B and A.

Answer 21

ok