Question

Which describes the underlined word in the sentence?

The boys were playing a (game) of chess.
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A.direct object
B.indirect object
C.predicate adjective
D.predicate nominative

Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "A.direct object." I assume that the underlined word is 'Game' So, the underlined word, game in the sentence is a direct object which is directly identified by the word playing.