The direct object will not equal the subject as the predicate nominative, nor does it have a linking verb as a predicate nominative sentences does. Find the subjects, verbs, and direct objects in the following sentences. Paul built a doll house for Hayley. 2. The club members held a party in the park. The audience cheered their favorite actors during the play.
Tiny children prefer short stories.
Terri really dialed a wrong number last night. A direct object receives the action performed by the subject. The verb used with a direct object is always an action verb . Another way of saying it is that the subject does the verb to the direct object. To find the direct object , say the subject and verb followed by whom or what.