Read the sentence. With the advent of the space shuttle program, NASA spent more time on military projects, despite its original

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goldfiish [28.3K]

3 years ago

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Read the sentence. With the advent of the space shuttle program, NASA spent more time on military projects, despite its original

mandate as a civilian agency.
Which word from the sentence is the direct object?

agency

advent

program

time

English

2 answers:

tankabanditka [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-24T22:24:34+03:00

tankabanditka [31]3 years ago

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The answer is TIME.

alexandr1967 [171] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-24T23:36:17+03:00

Answer:

Your answer would be "time".

Explanation:

The word from the sentence that is the direct object is the NP "time". The direct object is a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action by a transitive verb. In this case, the transitive verb <em>spent on</em> takes the following NP complement "more time on military projects". That is the complete NP taken as the direct object by the verb.