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What is/are the direct object(s) in the following sentence?: We will send the flowers directly to the buyer.

Answer 1

The direct object of the sentence is flowers

In this case, the subject "we" and the verb "send" are connected to "flowers" because it is the flowers we are sending, not the buyer, who would be the indirect object of this sentence. A direct object is a person or thing that is directly related to the subject and verb of the sentence.

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Answer 2

Lily Allen

The direct object in the sentence is "flowers."

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