In a sentence, the direct object is the noun or noun phrase that’s receiving the action of the verb. The basic construction works like this: Subject + Verb + Who or What.

The direct object is the thing that the subject acts upon, so in that last sentence, “cereal” is the direct object; it’s the thing Jake ate. An indirect object is an optional part of a sentence; it’s the recipient of an action.

Key points. The Spanish direct object pronouns are: me, te, lo, la in the singular, and nos, os, los, las in the plural. The object pronoun usually comes before the verb. Object pronouns are joined to the end of infinitives, gerunds or verbs instructing someone to do something.

When direct and indirect object pronouns are used together in a sentence, the indirect object pronoun comes before the direct object pronoun. Marcos nos trajo la comida a nosotros. Marcos brought the food to us. Marcos nos la trajo.

There are only six indirect object pronouns for you to remember in Spanish:

• me (to/for me)
• te (to/for you)
• le (to for him/her, you (formal))
• nos (to/for us)
• os (to/for you (informal, plural)
• le (to/for them, you (plural/formal))

(“Him” is the indirect object. He is the recipient of the direct object, “it.”) (Note: When the indirect object is a pronoun, the pronoun must be in the objective case. So, “him” is correct.

Recognize a clause when you find one. Clauses come in four types: main (or independent), subordinate (or dependent), adjective (or relative), and noun. Every clause has at least one subject and one verb.

In grammar, an object is a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase on which a verb performs an action. It falls at the end of a sentence, and is governed by a verb or a preposition.

A direct object may appear as a noun, pronoun, or a compound noun in a sentence. For instance, in the excerpt, “She closed the carton carefully. First she kissed her father, then she kissed her mother. Then she opened the lid again, lifted the pig out, and held it against her cheek” (Charlotte’s Web, by E.B.

Thus, the message can be conveyed in 2 ways. Direct speech is known as repeating the exact words spoken and Indirect speech is known as reporting the words….Changes of Pronouns.