In the morning, Robert cooked waffles for breakfast
What is the term for the bold noun?
Waffles is the bold noun
A - indirect object
B - noun in a prepositional phrase
C - subject
D - direct object
D - direct object
The term for the bold noun "waffles" in the sentence "In the morning, Robert cooked waffles for breakfast" is the subject (C).
The term for the bold noun "waffles" is the direct object.
To identify the direct object in a sentence, you can ask the question "What?" or "Whom?" after the verb. In this case, the verb is "cooked," and if we ask "What did Robert cook?" the answer is "waffles." Therefore, "waffles" is the direct object in this sentence.
So, the correct answer is option D - direct object.