Direct Object in English Grammar for Beginners

Direct objects are nouns that receive the action of a verb and answer the question “Who?” or “What?” He loves his daughter. We ate pizza. They took a trip. In each of these sentences, the direct object comes right after the verb because it is the noun receiving the action of the verb. “Daughter” is who he loves, “pizza” is what we ate, and “trip” is what they took. Be careful not to put adverbs describing verbs before direct objects. For example, it’s incorrect to say “He loves so much his daugh