Question

1. read the sentence.

in college, sally ride studied physics and english.

which group of words is the direct object?

∘ in college
∘ sally ride
∘ studied physics
∘ physics and english

Explanation:

To identify the direct object, we recall that a direct object receives the action of the verb. In the sentence "In college, Sally Ride studied physics and English", the verb is "studied". The words that receive the action of "studied" are "physics and English" because they are what Sally Ride studied. "In college" is a prepositional phrase (adverbial phrase), "Sally Ride" is the subject, and "studied physics" is part of the predicate (with "physics" being part of the direct object, but the full direct object here is "physics and English").

Answer:

D. physics and English