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The townspeople launched the boat into the rough waters.

Identify the direct object in the sentence.

A. boat
B.launched
C.waters
D.townspeople

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The answer is letter A. boat

The direct object is the recipient of the action word of any statement. In this case, the boat is the recipient of the townspeople's launching.

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