Which words in the sentence are the direct objects? Gardeners must thank worms and bees for beautiful flowers. Choose all answers that are correct.
a. thank
b. worms
c. Gardeners
d. bees
e. flowers
worms and bees. This is because, a direct object is an object or thing that is being directly described by the verb. In this case, thank is the verb, and what is being thanked? - The bees and worms! :)