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Which word in the sentence is the direct object?

Jenny gave her brother batteries for his new toy.

A.
batteries

B.
brother

C.
Jenny

D.
toy

User Vipin
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The answer is A.batteries, since the verb in the sentence is "gave" and the Jenny gave her brother batteries
User Philippe Plantier
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The guts of the sentence is: Jenny gave batteries.

"Batteries" is the direct object of the verb "gave".


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