Question

Directions: Identify and label the action verbs and direct objects. Example: Nonetheless, airports created problems for some persons. verb = created direct object = problems 1. The pilot started the airplane. 2. Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first successful airplane. 3. They built their machine in Ohio. 4. They took it to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, for its first flight. 5. Orville Wright flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903. 6. The winds at Kitty Hawk blew steadily that day. 7. The twelve-horsepower engine sputtered. 8. Soon it lifted the 750-pound plane into the air for a flight of 120 feet. 9. Orville's brother, Wilbur, ran alongside. 10. This first flight lasted only twelve seconds.​

Answer 1

The task was to identify action verbs and direct objects in sentences about the Wright brothers and their achievements in aviation. The verbs and objects were labeled accordingly, with a clear distinction made for cases where there are no direct objects or the verb is intransitive.

Step-by-step explanation:

Identifying action verbs and direct objects involves understanding the function of each word within a sentence. An action verb indicates what action is being performed by the subject, and a direct object is what receives the action of the verb. Below are the sentences with the action verbs and direct objects labeled:

1. The pilot started the airplane. (verb = started, direct object = airplane)
2. Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first successful airplane. (verb = built, direct object = first successful airplane)
3. They built their machine in Ohio. (verb = built, direct object = machine)
4. They took it to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, for its first flight. (verb = took, direct object = it referring to 'first flight')
5. Orville Wright flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903. (verb = flew, direct object = first airplane)
6. The winds at Kitty Hawk blew steadily that day. (verb = blew, direct object = not applicable, 'steadily' is an adverb describing how the wind blew)
7. The twelve-horsepower engine sputtered. (verb = sputtered, direct object = not applicable, no direct object since the verb is intransitive)
8. Soon it lifted the 750-pound plane into the air for a flight of 120 feet. (verb = lifted, direct object = 750-pound plane)
9. Orville's brother, Wilbur, ran alongside. (verb = ran, direct object = not applicable, 'alongside' is a prepositional phrase)
10. This first flight lasted only twelve seconds. (verb = lasted, direct object = not applicable, as 'lasted' is an intransitive verb)