Question

Tells who or what receives the action of the verb

Answer 1

The answer is a noun.

Example: the ball fell to the ground. The verb is fell. What fell? The ball. The ball is a noun.

Another example: She went to school. The verb is went. Who went? She. She is a noun.

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Answer 2

The direct object receives the action of the verb

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject performs the action of the verb, while the direct object receives the action.

Example: The bully pushed him down. The bully is the subject; they did the pushing. "Him" is the direct object; he got pushed.