Read the excerpt from a summary of the contemporary novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.To help save the day, Harry must
get past a scary three-headed guard dog. In order to do this, he gets help from his friends Hermione and Ron. They all have become close friends during the course of the school year. After they solve this challenge, they move on to the next part of their plan.Which line from the summary best justifies the conclusion that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was influenced by Ancient Greek mythological literature?
The sentence that states to help save the day, here he must get past a scary three headed Guard dog. This is because in the Greek Mythological literature there are lots of creatures such as three headed monster’s like the guard dog.
The word astronauts in the sentence is functioning as the direct object.
Direct objects are often a noun phrase that refers to a person or thing that <u>receives</u> the action of the verb. In order to spot a direct object within a sentence, remember to ask yourself “who” or “what” is receiving the action. The answer in this case would be: <em>"the austronauts". </em>
