In the sentence, "Rita found her cat hiding in the closet," what is the direct object?

cat

Explanation:

Direct object is simply defined as the noun or pronoun which is the receiver of a certain action in a sentence.

From the statement " Rita found her cat hiding in the closet", we can deduce that the one who receives the action is the cat.

Therefore, the direct object is the cat.

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