Español II: Los Complementos Directos e Indirectos
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Spanish | English |
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 What is the purpose of a direct object? | It receives the action of a verb. It can be a person, place or thing. |
| What is the purpose of an indirect object? | It answers the question for who(m) an action was performed. Must be a person or animal (family pet). |
| What are the direct object pronouns in Spanish? | Me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, las |
| What are the indirect object pronouns in Spanish? | Me, te, le, nos, os, les |
| Where are direct and/or indirect object pronouns placed in a Spanish sentence? | When using the present indicative or preterite tenses they are written or said before the conjugated verb. |
| What is a mnemonic device for remembering the placement of object pronouns in a Spanish sentence? | I.O., D.O., verb. (Indirect object pronoun, direct object pronoun and then the conjugated verb) |
| What is the special rule to consider when using third person pronouns? | If the indirect object pronoun of le or les comes before the direct object pronoun of lo, la, los or las it becomes "se". |
| Identify the direct object in the following sentence: Mi hermano hace su tarea. | Su tarea |
| Rewrite the following sentence replacing the direct object with the correct direct object pronoun: Mi hermano hace su tarea. | Mi hermano la hace. |
| Identify the indirect object pronoun in the following sentence: Yo preparé la sopa a mi padre. | A mi padre |
| Rewrite the following sentence replacing the indirect object with the correct indirect object pronoun: Yo preparé la sopa a mi padre. | Yo le preparé la sopa. |
| Rewrite the following sentence replacing the direct object with the correct direct object pronoun: Yo preparé la sopa a mi padre. | Yo la preparé a mi padre. |
| Rewrite the following sentence replacing both the direct and indirect object with the correct pronouns: Yo preparé la sopa a mi padre. | Yo se la preparé. |
| Choose the correct option for this original sentence: Ellos pintan las paredes a sus abuelos. a) Ellos le pintan las paredes. b) Ellos les pintan las paredes. | Ellos les pintan las paredes. |
| Choose the correct option for this original sentence: Ellos pintan las paredes a sus abuelos. a) Ellos la pintan a sus abuelos. b) Ellos las pintan a sus abuelos. | Ellos las pintan a sus abuelos. |
| Choose the correct option for this original sentence: Ellos pintan las paredes a sus abuelos. a) Ellos se las pintan. b) Ellos les las pintan. | Ellos se las pintan. |
| What is another way that Ellos se las pintan can be written? | Ellos se las pintan a sus abuelos. |
| When you maintain the preposition a (name/person/people reference) after using an indirect object pronoun. | It is called a clarifier. It is the most beneficial when used with third person form(s) as it could be you, him, her or a group of people (they or you all). |
| Are there other types of clarifiers to be used with other forms? | Yes, every pronoun has its own. |
| Clarifier for me (yo form) | A mí |
| Clarifier for te (tú form) | A ti |
| Clarifier for le/se (Ud./él/ella) | A Ud., any one individual's name |
| Clarifier for nos | A nosotros, a nosotras or a person's name or group of people y yo |
| Clarifier for os | A vosotros, a vosotras or a group of Spainards with whom you are on a first name basis yet you will not be part of this group |
| Clarifier for les/se | A Uds., a ellos, a ellas or a group of people of which you are not a part |
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