Direct Object Pronouns What are direct objects? What are direct object pronouns? Where are they placed?

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1 Direct Object Pronouns What are direct objects? What are direct object pronouns? Where are they placed?

2 What is a direct object? Tells who or what received the action of the verb. They are the who or what of the sentence. Tells who or what received the action of the verb. They are the who or what of the sentence. Bill hit the ball. Bill hit what? Bill hit the ball. Bill hit what? Sherry hugged Bill. Sherry hugged who? Sherry hugged Bill. Sherry hugged who?

3 Direct Object Pronouns Often, it is desirable to replace the name of the direct object with a pronoun. Often, it is desirable to replace the name of the direct object with a pronoun. Mike bought the flowers. He took the flowers home and gave the flowers to his wife. Mike bought the flowers. He took the flowers home and gave the flowers to his wife. Mike bought the flowers. He took them home and gave them to his wife. Mike bought the flowers. He took them home and gave them to his wife. What is the direct object in these sentences. What is the direct object pronoun? What is the direct object in these sentences. What is the direct object pronoun?

4 DOPs en español ME (me) NOS (us) TE (you-familiar) OS (you-plural familiar) LO, LA (you-formal, him, her, it) LOS, LAS (you plural, them)

5 Where do the DOPs go? Place the DOP BEFORE the conjugated verb. Place the DOP BEFORE the conjugated verb. Tengo la pluma. I have the pen. Tengo la pluma. I have the pen. La tengo. I have it. La tengo. I have it. When an INFINITIVE follows the conjugated verb, the DOP can be placed BEFORE the conjugated verb or ATTACHED to the infinitive. When an INFINITIVE follows the conjugated verb, the DOP can be placed BEFORE the conjugated verb or ATTACHED to the infinitive. Voy a hacer la maleta. Im going to pack the suitcase. Voy a hacer la maleta. Im going to pack the suitcase. La voy a hacer. OR Voy a hacerla. La voy a hacer. OR Voy a hacerla.

6 Try these out! Locate the direct object. Replace it with the appropriate pronoun. Place the DOP before the conjugated verb (or attach to the infinitive). Locate the direct object. Replace it with the appropriate pronoun. Place the DOP before the conjugated verb (or attach to the infinitive). Juan tiene la pluma. Juan tiene la pluma. María tiene las plumas. María tiene las plumas. Ellos quieren los libros. Ellos quieren los libros. Yo compro el agua. Yo compro el agua. Nosotros queremos comer la hamburguesa. Nosotros queremos comer la hamburguesa. Voy a comprar el boleto de ida y vuelta. Voy a comprar el boleto de ida y vuelta. He hugs me. Él ______ abraza. He hugs me. Él ______ abraza. I see you. Yo_______ veo. I see you. Yo_______ veo. We love them. Nosotros ______ amamos. We love them. Nosotros ______ amamos.