direct object
object of the verb

In contrast, the subject and direct object are not consistent across the two sentences.

One cannot do this with a direct object (in English).

The direct object is reached with few if any conditional phrases in the way.

English word order usually places a direct object, not a subject, after a verb.

The direct object, if one is present, immediately follows the verb.

Class 1 verbs generally have a subject and a direct object.

The verb does, however, change according to the direct object.

Many have in common that they change the direct object.

This means that they may or may not take direct objects.

The direct object is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb.