Álamo. What is the direct object? » The direct object is the word in the sentence that receives the action of the verb. » The direct object can be either.

Presentación del tema: "Álamo. What is the direct object? » The direct object is the word in the sentence that receives the action of the verb. » The direct object can be either."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Álamo

2 What is the direct object? » The direct object is the word in the sentence that receives the action of the verb. » The direct object can be either a noun or a pronoun. Álamo

3 What is a noun? » A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. What is a pronoun? » A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Álamo

4 Ex. The quarterback throws the ball. » The quarterback  subject noun » throws  verb » the ball  direct object With what can we replace the direct object? The quarterback throws it. (Direct object pronouns can be used to replace direct object nouns) Álamo

5 » In spanish, the direct object pronoun comes before the verb. Yo hablo Español.  Yo lo hablo. (noun) (verb) (direct object) (noun) (d.o.p) (verb) I speak Spanish.  I speak it. (subject) (verb) (direct object) (subject) (verb) (d.o.p.) Álamo

6 Direct object pronouns Masculine Feminine Singular lola Plural loslas Álamo

7 Práctica: Ella compró el bañador. (subject) (verb) (direct object) » El bañador needs to be replaced with a direct object pronoun. » Is el bañador feminine or masculine? Masculine » Is el bañador singular or plural? singular » Do you replace with lo or la? Lo » To Rewrite, remember that the d.o.p. goes in front of the verb. Ella lo compró. Álamo

8 Te toca: 1. Yo compré los anteojos. 2. Ella compró las toallas. 3. Tú compraste el regalo. 4. Nosotros trajimos la comida. 5. Ellos llevaron los libros. Álamo