What is the direct object in the following sentence?
Daniel, please lay the keys on the table.

The direct object is keys.
The direct object is table.
There is no direct object.

information must be sent by government offices to local town to be read at town meetings

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the manager emerges. taking marlow aside, he says they have done all they can for kurtz. he adds that kurtz did more harm than good for the company. his actions were too "vigorous" for the moment. the manager says that kurtz was unethically gathering ivory by exploiting the locals. this, of course, is rather ironic coming from a guy who makes his living by exploiting the locals in the worst ways.

explanation:

smiling at my mother, when i cleaned my room, to ask my parents for a favor