Which word in the sentence is the direct object?


Jenny gave her brother batteries for his new toy.


A.

batteries


B.

brother


C.

Jenny


D.

toy

Verified Answer :

The answer is A.batteries, since the verb in the sentence is "gave" and the Jenny gave her brother batteries

AL2006


The guts of the sentence is:  Jenny gave batteries.

"Batteries" is the direct object of the verb "gave".