Question

What is/are the direct object(s) in the following sentence?: We cut down three trees in our backyard and planted several shrubs in their place.

Answer 1

Trees and shrubs

Explanation:

Just keep in mind direct objects are both animate or inanimate anything on earth.
Simply subject and objects are always nouns or at best pronouns.

Sometime an adjective uses like a noun but form is s bit different.

Like, the rich are not always happy.
Rich is generally an adjective but when we use it like a noun,it indicates all that need plural form verb but need not "s" after it(exception)