What are Direct Object Pronouns?
First, write the following two sentences on the board and underline or mark the direct object pronouns. Then say: When we say I see it or She loves him, the words it and him are known as direct object pronouns. They are pronouns because they stand in place of some noun that the speakers already have mentioned. It could be a book, a tree, anything really. Likewise, him could be any single male person: Tom, John — you name it. They are objects because they are not the ones doing the action but are the ones that receive the actions: seeing and loving. They are called direct objects because they are acted upon; they receive the actions directly. This aspect of their definition will be clearer when indirect objects are learned, but for now, the term must be introduced — it will be essential for mastery of the double object pronoun constructions. The direct object pronouns in English should be paired with their Spanish counterparts, using the six-hole paradigm of singulars to the left in a
