Exercise is the <span>direct object</span>
<u>Answer</u><u> </u><u>Choice</u><u> </u><em><u>C</u></em><em><u> </u></em>is correct.
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I believe the answer would be choice A- you should know your audience and subject before writing an outline. i hope this helps.