Which words in the sentence are direct objects? Choose all answers that are correct. He read the funny poem and then the news story.

a. poem

b. read

c. story

d. news

A. poem and c. story

Direct objects are words or set of words or phrases that are directly or is in contact immediate to its describer, either a noun pronoun adjective or adverb.

For example,

1. A. Direct Object

Sally brought Cindy yellow - daisies - to cheer her up.

A.

direct object

B.

indirect object

C.

predicate nominative

D.

predicate adjective

The word described here is daises which is directly described by the adjective yellow which is a color.