Dobbys Direct Objects Rules: A direct object functions in a sentence as something receiving the action of a verb.

Direct objects answer the questions whom or what, as in the subject did (verb) what? Examples: Dobby opened the book. Harry found Dobby in his room. Dobby dropped a cake on the Dursleys company. Exercise: Identify and underline the direct objects in the following paragraph. Remember that the object of a prepositional phrase is just that and is not a direct object. Harry met Dobby for the first time that night. !he house elf snuc" into Harry s room, startling him entirely. Dobby bowed his head low, as he had been taught to do for wi#ards. Dobby quic"ly as"ed Harry to stay home from school this year. !he strange little elf said many things, but Harry still refused his offer. $hen he did, Dobby dropped a ca"e onto one of the guests of the Dursleys%the relatives with whom Harry lived. &onfident that his getting Harry into trouble would "eep Harry from going to school, Dobby snapped his fingers and disappeared with a smile on his face. 'rom that moment on, Harry faced Dobby s unpredictable obstacles for the rest of the year. (n the end, Harry tric"ed )ucius *alfoy, Dobby s owner, into freeing the elf. Dobby and Harry were always friends after their e+periences together, and Dobby would help Harry out of more terrible situations in the future.

Answer Key: Harry met Dobby for the first time that night. !he house elf snuc" into Harry s room, startling him entirely. Dobby bowed his head low, as he had been taught to do for wi#ards. Dobby quic"ly as"ed Harry to stay home from school this year. !he strange little elf said many things, but Harry still refused his offer. $hen he did, Dobby dropped a ca"e onto one of the guests of the Dursleys%the relatives with whom Harry lived. &onfident that his getting Harry into trouble would "eep Harry from going to school, Dobby snapped his fingers and disappeared with a smile on his face. 'rom that moment on, Harry faced Dobby s unpredictable obstacles for the rest of the year. (n the end, Harry tric"ed )ucius *alfoy, Dobby s owner, into freeing the elf. Dobby and Harry were always friends after their e+periences together, and Dobby would help Harry out of more terrible situations in the future.