Direct Objects
The produce manager smashed the bananas on the counter.
bananas
Loud music gives my mother headaches.
mother
An avocado is a fruit.
fruit
Baked salmon is delicious
delicious
I carried soup to my neighbors.
Transitive
They have planned their trip carefully.
trip
My grandmother mailed me ten postcards.
me
Mr. Smith is a math teacher.
teacher
The stars were bright in the sky.
bright
The farmer painted the old barn a fresh brick red.
Transitive
Mike’s mother has selected the destination.
destination
Joe brought Kate a beautiful box of cookies.
Kate
English is the class with the most work.
class
The English test is easy for those who study.
easy
The talented performer danced.
Intransitive; there is no DO in this sentence.
We climbed three flights of stairs.
flights
She told me thank-you for helping her when she was sick.
me
My family's trip to Disney World was an adventure.
adventure
The breeze feels fresh and cool.
fresh, cool
The windows rattled loudly during the lengthy storm.
Intransitive; there is no DO in this sentence
Now everyone is preparing for the trip.
none; "is" is a linking verb. Action verbs only have direct/indirect objects
Misty had wanted to send postcards to her friends.
None; "to her friends" is a prepositional phrase, so this cannot include the indirect object.
None; "wrapped" is an action verb. Predicate nouns/adjectives only go with linking verbs.
After being outside, a bottle of water is refreshing.
refreshing
Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year.
Intransitive; there is no DO in this sentence.