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In the sentence below, which word is the DIRECT OBJECT?

Javier gives the apple to his little sister.
gives
sister
apple
Javier

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User Khinsu
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ANSWER:
Sister

Explanation: A direct object answers the question of who(m) or what
Which Would make sister the correct answer because it shows he’s giving an apple To someone ( his sister)
Another way to think of this is Javier gave his sister what? A apple. Who received it? His sister
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User Ilia Kondrashov
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C. Apple


Explanation: First of all direct objects never refer to humans, the Apple is what the sentence is about, a question to ask to help you with this would be, what is the action that is being performed in the sentence, here it is that Javier is giving the , and the apple is the main idea of this sentence.
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User Ivan Georgiev
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