Gramática 8A.3: personal “a”

The direct object is the word that ​ ​ (a)   the action of the ​ (b)   .

• receives
• does
• verb
• noun

The direct object is a ​ (a)   .

• noun
• adjective
• verb

If the direct object of a sentence is a person or animal, we use the ​ (a)   "a".

• adjective
• personal
• inpersonal
• living

There are two "a" in Spanish.

One is called the personal "a" and it's used when the direct object of a sentence is a person or ​ (a)   . The personal "a" ​ (b)   translation in English.

The other one means "​ (c)   ."​

• animal
• any living thing
• to
• has NO
• has

Regardless of whether you use the personal "a" or the "a" that mean "to," "a" + "el" will always contract to "​ (a)   ."

• a
• a el
• al

The personal "a" is used in Spanish when the direct object is a living thing. This includes people, animals and plants.

• True

• False

If the following nouns are all direct objects,

which ones would need vs. not need the "personal a"?

Groups:

(a) Require "personal a"

,

(b) NO personal "a"

• el pescado

• mi hermana

• la hamburguesa

• el oso

• 
• el pájaro

• la flor

• el árbol

• el pez

• 
• Miguel

• el tren

Answer explanation

el pez (the ALIVE fish)

el pescado (the FOOD fish)

"el pez" is to COW as "el pescado" is to "BEEF"

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direct object

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Label the parts of the sentence:

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c

d

article

verb

direct object

subject

Label the parts of the sentence:

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c

d

subject

direct object

article

verb