3B Lesson: Direct Object Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns

What is a direct object?

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• ​The Direct Object receives the action of the sentence.

• ​The Direct Object answers the question WHO or WHAT about the sentence.​

​Ex. My mom calls my brother.

​My mom is the subject

​But my brother is the Direct Object

Who did she call?

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object?

She eats an apple.

• apple

• she

What does a Direct Object Pronoun do?

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​The Direct Object Pronoun replaces the Object of the sentence.

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​Ex. My mom calls my brother.

​My mom calls him.

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​My brother is the direct object

​Him is the direct object pronoun

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object pronoun?

She eats it.

• it

• She

It is the direct object pronoun because it replaced the word apple.

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object?

We admire our coach.

• coach

• we

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object pronoun?

We admire him.

• we

• him

Him is the direct object pronoun because it replaced the word coach.

Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object pronoun?

She cooks it (dinner).

Ella la cocina.

• ella

• la

• cocina

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object pronoun?

The girls love us.

Las chicas nos aman.

• las chicas

• nos

• aman

Did you notice in Spanish, the direct object pronoun comes BEFORE a conjugated verb?

Multiple Choice

You play it (basketball).

• Tú juegas lo.

• Tú lo juegas.

Multiple Choice

I respect you.

• Yo te respeto.

• Yo respeto te.

Multiple Choice

She shares them (los secretos).

Ella (-----) comparte.

• los

• las

Multiple Choice

You receive it (el regalo).

Tú (----) recibes.

• lo

• la

Multiple Choice

She knows me.

Ella (------) conoce.

• me

• la

Multiple Choice

They answer it (la pregunta).

Ellos (-----) contestan.

• la

• los

Multiple Choice

She used to admire you.

• Ella te admiraba.

• Ella me admiraba.

Multiple Choice

They were believing us.

• Ellos nos creían.

• Ellos os creían.

Poll

How do you feel about Direct Object Pronouns?

• Great!

• Medium!

• Not so great!