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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