Identify the direct object.
1. the object in a game of soccer is the get the ball into the goal.
a. object
b. soccer
c. goal
d. none
2. players usually kick or head the ball to their teammates on the field.
a. ball
b. teammates
c. field
d. none

1.- d) 2.- a) because you have to identify the element that suffers the effect of the verb caused by the subject.

Explanation:

Because the direct object it's a certain an element that experiments the effect of the verb, in this case. I will describe each sentence:

The subject in the first sentence is: "the object in a soccer game" the verb and action are "get it into the goal". And the direct object is: the element that suffers the effect of getting to the goal area. Which is the ball.

The subject in the first sentence is "players" the verb and action are: "kick or head, to their teammates on the field" the object again the ball.

Claim 2

Explanation:

Remember, part of what makes an argument sound is its ability to present valid/fact-based information that is absolutely true.

Consider for example the first claim, even though it stated a problem arising from the use of plastics, it failed to comment on the benefits of plastics, instead, it only focused on just the negatives (making it a less valid statement).

However, when we consider the second claim, we observe it commented on not just the negatives, but also the advantages of plastics. For instance, it mentions a sound argument when it said, "switching from paper to plastic saved some trees. Plastic also saved people money..."