Direct Object Pronouns

Question 1

What does a direct object pronoun do?

Answer 1

• A direct object pronoun replaces a direct object, which is a noun.
• The noun in question could be a person, a thing, or a noun phrase that directly receives the action of the verb in a sentence.

Question 2

What can using direct object pronouns help us do?

Answer 2

• Avoid unnecessarily repeating the noun.

Question 3

What do you have to do when you replace the direct object with a direct object pronoun?

Answer 3

• When you replace the direct object with a direct object pronoun you must make sure it agrees in number (singular, plural) and gender (feminine, masculine).

Question 4

What are the direct object pronouns?

Answer 4

• me (me)
• te (you, familiar)
• lo, la (him, her, it, you-formal)
• nos (us)
• os (you-all-familiar)
• los, las (them, you-all-formal)

Question 5

What is the first thing we should do when trying to figure out the direct object pronoun?

Answer 5

• First, we identify the thing (noun) that receives the action of the verb and then we proceed to replace it with the correct direct object pronoun (masculine, feminine, singular, plural).

Question 6

How do we make a sentence with a direct object pronoun negative?

Answer 6

• You put a “no” after the subject and this makes the whole sentence negative.

Question 7

Where are the two possible spots for a direct object pronoun to go in a sentence?

Answer 7

• Right before the conjugated verb or attached right after the infinitive.