Is the word noise a direct object?

It depends on the sentence! To figure out if "noise" is a direct object, we need the whole sentence. Here's why:

* Direct objects receive the action of the verb. They answer the question "what?" or "whom?" after the verb.

Let's look at some examples:

Examples where "noise" is the direct object:

* I heard the noise. (What did I hear? The noise.)

* She made a lot of noise. (What did she make? Noise.)

* The engine created a strange noise. (What did the engine create? A strange noise.)

Examples where "noise" is not the direct object:

* The noise was loud. (This is a subject complement, describing the subject "noise.")

* There was a lot of noise in the room. ("Noise" is part of a prepositional phrase describing the location.)

To determine if "noise" is the direct object, look for the verb in the sentence and ask "what?" or "whom?" If the answer is "noise," then it's the direct object.