The Gómez family is taking a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tell what direct object pronoun should be used to replace the direct objects in each sentence.

Toda la familia hace las maletas. [Answer]

Juan pone el equipaje y la cámara de fotos en el automóvil [Answer]

Mariselis lleva los pasaportes [Answer]

Su hijo, Emilio, pide las cartas [Answer]

La abuela, Rosa, busca el periódico [Answer]

Juan tiene los pasajes de avión. [Answer]

Mariselis va a comprar mapas de Puerto Rico [Answer]

La abuela y Mariselis quieren visitar los monumentos de San Juan. [Answer]

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: Yo te quiero (te 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)

The answers to the questions:

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”