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Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns

Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns. Parts of Speech. Grammatically speaking, the verb (V) is the action in the sentence. T he subject (S) is the doer of the action. T he direct object (DO) is the recipient of the action. To determine the DO, ask: what? Or who? Is being “ verbed ”.

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Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns

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  1. Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns

  2. Parts of Speech • Grammatically speaking, the verb (V) is the action in the sentence. • The subject (S) is the doer of the action. • The direct object (DO) is the recipient of the action. • To determine the DO, ask: what? Or who? Is being “verbed”

  3. Examples of DOs in English • I called Emily yesterday. • He sent the letter. • We ate the pizza. S V DO S V DO S V DO

  4. Examples of DOPs in English • We use pronouns to avoid repetition. • I called Emily yesterday. • I called her yesterday. • He sent the letter. • He sent it. • We ate the pizza. • We ate it. S V DOP S V DOP S V DOP

  5. How they work in Spanish… • In Spanish, the direct object pronouns are placed IN FRONT OF the conjugated verb (which is still conjugated based on the subject). • However, in a 2-verb situation, you can place the direct object pronoun before the conjugated verb, or attach it to the end of the infinitive. • (DOPs can also be placed at the end on gerunds or commands, but we won´t be seeing these this quarter).

  6. Direct Object Pronouns To replace the direct object: Me………………………………………………………………………………...…………Me You (familiar)……………………………………………………..…………………………Te Male Usted or Him or Masculine-Singular noun……………………………Lo Female Usted or Her or Feminine-Singular noun……………………………La Us…………………………………………………………………………………….……….Nos Ya´ll…………………………………………………………………………………….……….Os Ustedes (Male/mixed group), Them (men, mixed group) or Masculine-Plural noun……………………………………………………………Los Ustedes (Women) or Them (women) or Feminine-Plural noun……………………………………………………………………………….……..Las

  7. Let´s break it down… Juan tiene la pluma. Juan has the pen. Juan tiene el libro. Juan has the book. María quierelasplumas. María wants the pens. María quiere los libros. María wants the books. Juan latiene. Juan has it. Juan lotiene. Juan has it. María lasquiere. María wants them. María losquiere. María wants them.

  8. Let´s Replace the DOs with DOPs… Mi madredebellamar a nosotros. El perrocazasu cola. Julia quierebesar a suhijo, peroellaestá en NY. Misabuelosquieren mucho a mi hermana y yo. Mi madrenosdebellamar. O… Mi madredebellamarnos . El perrolacaza. Julia loquierebesar. O… Julia quierebesarlo. Misabuelosnosquierenmucho.

  9. Now let´s translate My parents help me a lot. • Mis padres me ayudan mucho. • ¿Tuscompañerosteinvitan a salir? • ¡Tellamodespués! • Mi trabajomepagabien. • ¿Vas a llamarlomañana? • O… ¿Lo vas a llamarmañana? • Quieroayudarla. O… Laquieroayudar. Do your buddies invite you to go out? I´ll call you later! My job pays me well. Are you going to call him tomorrow? I want to help her.

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