Language Art: DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECTS QUICK CHECK.
use the sentence to answer the question.
After the concert, Kimi asked her mother to come and pick her up.
Which word is the direct of the given sentences?
1. concert
2. Kimi
3. mother
4. her
The direct object in the given sentence is "her".
1. The direct object in the given sentence is not mentioned explicitly. A direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly. In this sentence, the verb "asked" does not have a direct object.
2. "Kimi" is not the direct object in this sentence. "Kimi" is the subject of the sentence, as she is the one performing the action of asking.
3. "Mother" is not the direct object in this sentence either. "Her mother" is part of the infinitive phrase "to come and pick her up."
4. "Her" is not the direct object either. "Her" is a possessive pronoun used to show that it is Kimi who needs to be picked up.