1. Direct Objects

2. Direct object: who or what receives the action of the verb
Susi threw the ball to Tom.
What did Susi throw?
Pronoun: a word that takes the place of a noun it
Susi threw the ball to Tom.
What pronoun replaces the ball?
What did Susi throw?
it, referencing the ball

3. Direct Object Pronouns
The hardest concept for students to grasp is that they go BEFORE the conjugated verb. It is SO different from English.
It I threw?!?
Them I bought?!?
Direct Object Pronouns
Direct translation does NOT work for this.
Agree in gender & number with the noun they replace
Go before the conjugated verb
OR if there is an infinitive after the conjugated verb, attached to an infinitive
Singular
Plural
Masculine Lo
Los
Feminine La
Las

4. Where do direct objects go in the sentence?
1. A direct object noun goes after the conjugated verb.
Notice, this sentence says NOUN. The noun is what gets replaced with the pronouns lo/la/los/las.
So this is before any modifications have been done to the direct object.
Example: I want to buy the keychain. Yo quiero comprar el llavero.
2. A direct object pronoun goes before the conjugated verb.
Here, we have replaced the NOUN with a PRONOUN. This means the lo/la/los/las goes BEFORE the conjugated verb.
Example: I want to buy it. Yo lo quiero comprar.
3. If there is an infinitive after the conjugated verb, you can attach it to the infinitive.
Example: I want to buy it. Yo quiero comprarlo.

5. Homework:
Activity 19 on page 360—follow the directions & the model
Activity 21 on page 361—follow the directions and the model (notice, there are infinitives in this activity!)
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When you have completed those 2 assignments, you may work on your script with your group/partner. The deadline for this is fast approaching! Next week Wednesday, March 28th (1 week from today) will be the presentations. You will have Thursday (tomorrow) and Monday (March 26th) to finalize your script & work on memorization of the skit.