Which word in the sentence is the direct object?

She planted spinach in the vegetable garden rather than lettuce.

A.
vegetable

B.
garden

C.
lettuce

D.
spinach

Question

Which word in the sentence is the direct object? 

She planted spinach in the vegetable garden rather than lettuce.
  
 
  


  

  A. 
  vegetable   
    


  

  B. 
  garden   
    


  

  C. 
  lettuce   
    


  

  D. 
  spinach

youngstudier · Answer

@MayFlower123 , what do you think the answer is?

anonymous · Answer

spinach

anonymous · Answer

I'd say spinach too. 

"Direct Object - a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb"

Verb= planted

anonymous · Answer

spinach

youngstudier · Answer

@MayFlower123 
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb in a sentence. It answers the questions what? or whom? about the verb. 
So yes, spinach would be correct. Good job.