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Grade 11 · Introductory Spanish

Replace an object with lo, la, los or las

Replace an explicit inanimate direct object with a matching pronoun before a finite verb.

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Worked example

Replace only the direct-object noun phrase with a pronoun: Yo leo el libro.

Answer & why

Answer: Yo lo leo.

el libro is masculine singular, so use lo. In this simple finite-verb sentence, the pronoun goes immediately before the verb: Yo lo leo.

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All questions

All 6 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

Replace only the direct-object noun phrase with a pronoun: Nosotros compramos los cuadernos.

  1. Nosotros las compramos.
  2. Nosotros los compramos.
  3. Nosotros la compramos.
  4. Nosotros lo compramos.
A hint

For these inanimate objects, choose lo, la, los or las by grammatical gender and number, and place it before the conjugated verb.

Answer & why

Answer: Nosotros los compramos.

los cuadernos is masculine plural, so use los. In this simple finite-verb sentence, the pronoun goes immediately before the verb: Nosotros los compramos.

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Question 2

Replace only the direct-object noun phrase with a pronoun: Tú miras las estrellas.

  1. Tú las miras.
  2. Tú los miras.
  3. Tú lo miras.
  4. Tú la miras.
A hint

For these inanimate objects, choose lo, la, los or las by grammatical gender and number, and place it before the conjugated verb.

Answer & why

Answer: Tú las miras.

las estrellas is feminine plural, so use las. In this simple finite-verb sentence, the pronoun goes immediately before the verb: Tú las miras.

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Question 3

Replace only the direct-object noun phrase with a pronoun: Ana prepara la comida.

  1. Ana lo prepara.
  2. Ana los prepara.
  3. Ana la prepara.
  4. Ana las prepara.
A hint

For these inanimate objects, choose lo, la, los or las by grammatical gender and number, and place it before the conjugated verb.

Answer & why

Answer: Ana la prepara.

la comida is feminine singular, so use la. In this simple finite-verb sentence, the pronoun goes immediately before the verb: Ana la prepara.

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Question 4

Replace only the direct-object noun phrase with a pronoun: Ellos dibujan los árboles.

  1. Ellos la dibujan.
  2. Ellos lo dibujan.
  3. Ellos los dibujan.
  4. Ellos las dibujan.
A hint

For these inanimate objects, choose lo, la, los or las by grammatical gender and number, and place it before the conjugated verb.

Answer & why

Answer: Ellos los dibujan.

los árboles is masculine plural, so use los. In this simple finite-verb sentence, the pronoun goes immediately before the verb: Ellos los dibujan.

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Question 5

Replace only the direct-object noun phrase with a pronoun: Yo leo el libro.

  1. Yo lo leo.
  2. Yo las leo.
  3. Yo la leo.
  4. Yo los leo.
A hint

For these inanimate objects, choose lo, la, los or las by grammatical gender and number, and place it before the conjugated verb.

Answer & why

Answer: Yo lo leo.

el libro is masculine singular, so use lo. In this simple finite-verb sentence, the pronoun goes immediately before the verb: Yo lo leo.

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Question 6

Replace only the direct-object noun phrase with a pronoun: Ella abre la puerta.

  1. Ella las abre.
  2. Ella los abre.
  3. Ella lo abre.
  4. Ella la abre.
A hint

For these inanimate objects, choose lo, la, los or las by grammatical gender and number, and place it before the conjugated verb.

Answer & why

Answer: Ella la abre.

la puerta is feminine singular, so use la. In this simple finite-verb sentence, the pronoun goes immediately before the verb: Ella la abre.

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