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Language. Underline the direct object in the following sentences.
1. He had spoken of long journeys by sea and land.
2. They knew the truth.
3. The lad turned the pages of the manuscript.
4. We have read the epistle from beginning to end.
5. Winfried translated the parable of the soldier into the realities of life.
6. He spoke of the combat with self, and of the wrestling with dark spirits in solitude.
7. He told weird tales of his dwelling among the impenetrable branches of the oldest trees and in the caverns of the shaggy hills.
8. He turned to his grandmother.
9. She shook her head vigorously.
10. She drew Gregor close to her side.
indireCT objeCT
• The indirect object is a noun, pronoun, or word group that often appears in sentences containing direct objects.
• An indirect object tells to whom or to what (for whom or for what) the action of the transitive verb is done.
Example:
Men called him Apostle of Germany
Indirect object
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