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Direct Object Pronouns
  • Grammar Essential 35

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Direct Object Pronouns
  • In order to have a direct object, you must have
    an action verb.
  • Predicate adjectives and predicate nominatives
    follow a linking verb.
  • To find an indirect object, ask whom? or what?
    after the action verb.
  • Example She gave the flowers.
  • flowers is the direct object.

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Steps to making an direct object pronoun
  • Using the sentence
  • Ellos quieren dar a sus hijos el coche.
  • Find the direct object.
  • whom? what? after the verb.
  • El coche is the direct object.

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Steps to making an direct object pronoun
Using the sentence Ellos quieren dar a sus
hijos el coche. 2. Box the direct object. Ellos
quieren dar a sus hijos el coche.
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Steps to making an direct object pronoun
Using the sentence Ellos quieren dar a sus
hijos el coche. 3. Replace the direct object. lo
m. singular los m. plural la f.
singular las f. plural me (a mí) te
(a ti) nos (a nosotros) Ellos quieren dar a sus
hijos el coche. El coche m.s. replace with lo
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Steps to making an direct object pronoun
Using the sentence Ellos quieren dar a sus
hijos el coche. 4. Cross out the direct object.
You will not use it in the re-written sentence.
Ellos quieren dar a sus hijos el coche.
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Steps to making an direct object pronoun
  • Using the sentence
  • Ellos quieren dar a sus hijos el coche.
  • Move the direct object pronoun directly in front
    of the conjugated verb.
  • b. if there is a conjugated verb and an
    infinitive in the same verb phrase, either rule
    5, or attach it to the infinitive. remember you
    can attach it to the present participle
  • (5)Ellos lo quieren dar a sus hijos.
  • (b)Ellos quieren darlo a sus hijos.

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Steps to making an direct object pronoun
Using the sentence Ellos quieren dar a sus
hijos el coche. 6. Rewrite Ellos lo quieren dar a
sus hijos. Ellos quieren darlo a sus hijos.
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Making direct object pronouns
  • You can have both a direct and indirect object
    pronoun, but that is another lesson. For now, do
    one or the other.
  • Me as an direct object pronoun can only go with
    (a mí).
  • Te as an direct object pronoun can only go with
    (a ti).
  • Nos as an direct object pronoun can go with (a
    nosotros)
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