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HELP WILL MEDAL 12.Identify the direct object in the sentence: " I sent a copy of my favorite novel for her birthday " A) I B) copy C) novel D) birthday

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A direct object is a noun denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action

OpenStudy (alexrobin13):

What is the action here?

OpenStudy (lessss__):

Copy?

OpenStudy (alexrobin13):

Try again! Think about the action being a verb. Here copy is a noun, with a meaning of "a duplicate"

OpenStudy (lessss__):

Hmmm what about novel ?

OpenStudy (alexrobin13):

The action here is sending something (sent is a verb). Do you understand that?

OpenStudy (alexrobin13):

Novel means a book

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So it would be D ?

OpenStudy (lessss__):

I thought it was novel because it was being acted upon the verb

OpenStudy (alexrobin13):

What is being sent? A novel or a copy?

OpenStudy (lessss__):

A copy of her favorite novel

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