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Example sentences for "direct object"

  • The section containing her child is torn off and placed in the space marked direct object.

  • The complete predicate containing an incomplete verb of action may contain five parts; a verb, a direct object, an indirect object, an adverb and an adverb phrase.

  • A verb which does not admit of a direct object is called «intransitive», as, I walk, he comes.

  • That to which something is done» is the «direct object» of the verb.

  • The indirect object is sometimes used without a direct object expressed.

  • Some verbs of giving, telling, refusing, and the like, may take two objects, a direct object and an indirect object.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "direct object" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    approach them; confiscate property used for insurrectionary purposes; direct attack; direct attention; direct descendant; direct experiment; direct object; direct observation; direct proof; direct sunlight; direct their; direction contrary; direction opposite; direction parallel; directly after; directly contrary; directly opposite; join him; make things; night comes; original description; the executive; the salt; this spirit; thou best; time when