Question

What is/are the direct object(s) in the following sentence?: I flew the plane to the eastern shore.

Answer 1

Plane

Explanation:

A direct object is a noun that receives that action of the verb. You can find it by asking "what" or "who" after the verb.

See these examples:

• Tammy ate pie after dinner.
  `rarr` Tammy ate what? Tammy ate pie. Pie is the direct object.

• They renovated their house after they purchased it.
  `rarr` They renovated what? They renovated the house. House is the direct object.

• Lydia tucked her brother in bed and read him a story.
  `rarr` Lydia tucked who? She tucked her brother in bed. Brother is the direct object.
  `rarr` Lydia read what? She read a story. Story is also a direct object.

In your sentence we will do the same thing.

• I flew the plane to the eastern shore.
  `rarr` I flew what? I flew the plane. Plane is the direct object.

Here is a good video on direct objects.