Although she must travel often, she still fears flying across the atlantic ocean. which role does the underlined verbal serve in the sentence above? indirect object of the verb direct object of the verb subject of the verb object of a preposition

Assuming the underlined word is flying, the correct answer is - direct object of the verb. The easiest way to find what the direct object is is to ask the question - What? What does she fear? - Flying. Then you will know which word functions as the direct object. Given that the verb to fear is transitive, it is always followed by a direct object.

Direct object of the verb