Saying who receives the action: ‘lo’ and ‘la’ in object-first sentences��PART 3: The absence of subject pronouns �in SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) order �(e.g. llama al hombre)
Nick Avery and Emma Marsden
Saying who receives the action (part 3):�‘lo’ and ‘la’ in object-first sentences
In English, to say who does something, we need a subject.
We can’t just say ‘calls her’; we need to say, e.g., ‘the man calls her’.
Spanish is different. Usually, you don’t need to say the subject.
Compare:
1. EL hombre llama a la mujer.
2. Llama a la mujer.
🡪 S/he calls the woman.
🡪 The man calls the woman.
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Rachel Hawkes
Your teacher has paid a Spanish artist to make some pictures for her class.
The artist has made them, but has mixed up the labels.
Can you help to put the label on the correct picture?
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Destruye el helicóptero.
Lo destruye el helicóptero.
1.
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Ve a la cámara de seguridad.
Lo ve la cámara de seguridad.
2.
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Lo llena la botella.
Llena la botella.
3.
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Lo mira el hombre.
Mira al hombre.
4.
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Lo escucha la chica.
Escucha a la chica.
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Arregla al robot.
Lo arregla el robot.
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Lleva al chico.
La lleva el chico.
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La llama el hombre.
Llama al hombre.
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Lava la ducha.
Lo lava la ducha.
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Cuida a la mujer.
Lo cuida la mujer.
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Here are some more pictures.
The artist gave these to you in pairs, but only one label came with each pair.
Put the label on the right picture.
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B
Lo besa la chica.
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Sigue al perro.
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Lo saluda el chico.
3.
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Ama al koala.
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La contacta el hombre.
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Lo come el pez.
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La besa el niño.
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Llena el vaso.
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B
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B
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Arregla al robot.
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Ama al pingüino.
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B
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The artist is now suggesting some pictures that your teacher could use in her next class.
Listen and decide which pictures she says should be used.
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Listen again and write the sentence.
1
______________________.
Destruye el cañón
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escuchar
2
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
La ve el chico
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escuchar
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
La llena el vaso
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B
escuchar
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
Mira al hombre
4
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escuchar
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
Escucha a la chica
5
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
Lo arregla el chico
6
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
Lo lleva la chica
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
Llama a la chica
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
Lo lava la ducha
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escuchar
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Listen again and write the sentence.
______________________.
Cuida al hombre
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