Answer:
words starting with A and B.
Explanation:
- Abandon
- abase
- abate
- abdicate
- abberation
- abet
- abhor
- abyss
- accede
- absolve
- abject
- accolade
- accost
- acerbic
- acquite
- adage
- adhoc
- adjure
- advent
- ad-lib
- adjure
- ado
- aegis
- affable
- affectation
- affirm
- affront
- afoot
- agile
- alacrity
- albeit
- algorithium
- allay
- allocate
- allude
- amiable
- amicable
- analogy
- anomaly
- ardent
- atone
- astute
- aver
- awry
- avuncular.
- babble
- backlog
- badger
- baleful
- banal
- banter
- baritone
- barrage
- bashful
- baulk
- bawdy
- beacon
- bedlam
- beguile
- behest
- benign
- bionicc
- bigot
- blase
- blend
- bolster
- bravo
- breach'
- bugbear
- brevity
- burly
- bustle
- bygone
- byword
- browbeat
The direct object is "soccer". It is possible to identify the direct object because it tends to inmediately follow the main verb, which is 'play' in this case. Also, a more effective means of identification is by replacing the word with the pronoun 'something'. Thus, if I paraphrase this sentence it will be: Scott and Maria aplay something. Always remember that a direct object is a syntactic element in a sentence, so it usualñy consists of more than one word, in this case the complete direct object would be: soccer with an old ball they found behind the shell.
The word "possessive pronoun" is like the indication of the possession. So, therefore, your answer is: Its paws were caked in mud (option D.)
A. To persuade is to make someone believe in something.