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What is the direct object in the sentence .The sailors rescued the passengers from the stranded ship

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The direct object in the sentence is passengers.

Direct Object follows a transitive verb and answers to the question who or what. It can be a noun, pronoun, phrases, or clauses.

Subject = sailors
Transitive verb = rescued

sailors rescued who? - passengers - direct object.
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