Question

Read the sentence. Young kids in Afghanistan play a game called topay-danda, which is like stickball. Which word is the direct object in the sentence? stickball topay-danda game

Answer 1

To find the direct object, first get rid of the prepositional phrase (in Afghanistan). Then ask yourself Subject, Verb What? Subject = kids, Verb = play. Kids play what? game. Game is the direct object.