Direct object pronouns' function is to replace directs objects, which are nouns that receive the action in a sentence. In Spanish, when using these pronouns, they should be placed before the verb, for example: <em>Yo te quiero</em> (<em>te</em> is the direct object pronoun). There are 8 direct object pronouns:
First person singular: me (In English: me)
First person plural: nos (In English: us)
Second person singular: te (informal) and lo (formal) - In English: you
Third person singular: lo, la (In English: it, him, her)
Third person plural: los, las (In English: them)
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<u>The answers to the questions:</u></h3>
1. Toda la familia hace las maletas - Toda la familia las hace.
“las maletas” is a female direct object in third person plural, therefore, we should replace it with “las.”
2. Juan pone el equipaje y la cámara de fotos en el automóvil - Juan los pone en el automóvil
“el equipaje y la cámara de fotos” is a male direct object in third person plural, therefore, we should replace it with “los.”
3. Mariselis lleva los pasaportes - Mariselis los lleva
“pasaportes” is a male direct object in third person plural, thus, we should replace it with “los.”
4. Su hijo, Emilio, pide las cartas - Su hijo, Emilio, las pide
“las cartas” is a female direct object in third person plural, thus, we should replace it with “las.”
5. La abuela, Rosa, busca el periódico - La abuela, Rosa, lo busca
“el periódico” is a male direct object in third person singular, thus, we should replace it with “lo.”
6. Juan tiene los pasajes de avión - Juan los tiene
“los pasajes de avión” is a male direct object in third person plural, thus, we should replace it with “los”
7. Mariselis va a comprar mapas de Puerto Rico - Mariselis los va a comprar
“mapas de Puerto Rico” is a male direct object in third person plural, thus, we should replace it with “los”
8. La abuela y Mariselis quieren visitar los monumentos de San Juan. La abuela y Mariselis los quieren visitar
“los monumentos de San Juan” is a male direct object in third person plural, thus, we should replace it with “los”
