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Which word in the sentence is the direct object? A new pitcher helped the team greatly.

a. pitcher
b. helped
c. team
d. greatly

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The direct object always answers 'what?'
What helped the team? A new pitcher
So, the answer is "a"
User Paulchen
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A
Why? because a pitcher is a noun which is a person/place/thing/animal
Got that?
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