Which word in the sentence is a direct object?

the adult hippopotamus drinks 50 gallons of water each day.

a.
hippopotamus

b.
day

c.
gallons

Read the excerpt and answer the question. the boards themselves seemed to remain upright not from being nailed together but rather from leaning together, like a house that a child might have constructed from cards. what best describes the figurative language in the sentence above? idiom simile onomatopoeia personification

The latin phrase de gustibus non est disputandum means which of the following? a. “disputes aren’t easily settled.” b. “the great aren’t guilty.” c. “guilt isn’t the issue.” d. “there’s no disputing about tastes.”

How do you think advertising directed at children influences what they buy or ask parents to buy