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Let's solve this grammar worksheet step by step. The task is to identify whether the underlined word or words in each sentence are a direct object or a subject.

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🔹 Definitions:

- Subject: The person, place, thing, or idea that performs the action of the verb.
- Direct Object: The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. It answers the question: *What?* or *Whom?* after the verb.

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Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. "Cari is doing an experiment."
- Underlined: experiment
- Who is doing what? Cari (subject) is doing something → the experiment is receiving the action.
✔ Direct Object

2. "Is that cookie for me?"
- Underlined: cookie
- "Cookie" is the thing being discussed — it's not performing the action; it's the thing in question.
- But note: "cookie" is the subject of the sentence because it's what the sentence is about (the subject of the question).
✔ Subject

3. "My child thanked me."
- Underlined: me
- "My child" is the subject (doing the thanking), and "me" is the one receiving the thanks → direct object.
✔ Direct Object

4. "Gerry broke the vase."
- Underlined: vase
- "Gerry" is the subject; "broke" is the verb; "vase" is what was broken → receives the action.
✔ Direct Object

5. "Helen formed her opinion."
- Underlined: opinion
- "Helen" is the subject; she formed something → "opinion" is the receiver of the action.
✔ Direct Object

6. "The answer presented itself."
- Underlined: itself
- "The answer" is the subject; "presented" is the verb; "itself" is a reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject.
- Reflexive pronouns are not direct objects when they refer to the subject.
✔ Subject (because "itself" refers to "the answer", which is the subject)

7. "Paula collects elephants."
- Underlined: elephants
- "Paula" is the subject; "collects" is the verb; "elephants" are what she collects → receives the action.
✔ Direct Object

8. "You needed help."
- Underlined: help
- "You" is the subject; "needed" is the verb; "help" is what was needed → receives the action.
✔ Direct Object

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✔ Final Answers:

| DIRECT OBJECT | SUBJECT | SENTENCE |
|---------------|--------|---------|
| ✔️ | | 1. Cari is doing an experiment. |
| | ✔️ | 2. Is that cookie for me? |
| ✔️ | | 3. My child thanked me. |
| ✔️ | | 4. Gerry broke the vase. |
| ✔️ | | 5. Helen formed her opinion. |
| | ✔️ | 6. The answer presented itself. |
| ✔️ | | 7. Paula collects elephants. |
| ✔️ | | 8. You needed help. |

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📝 Summary:

- Direct Object: Appears in sentences where the underlined word receives the action of the verb.
- Subject: When the underlined word is performing the action or is the main focus of the sentence.

✔ Only sentence #2 and #6 have the underlined word as the subject. All others are direct objects.

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