Pronouns, Position & Order

Question 1

What are pronouns used for?

Answer 1

Replace noun/phrase so it doesn’t have to be repeated.

Question 2

What are the direct object pronouns?

Answer 2

Me, te, lo/le/la, nos, os, los/les/las.

Question 3

How do indirect object pronouns work?

Answer 3

Introduced by ‘to’ by use of a prepositional ‘a’.

Question 4

What are the indirect object pronouns?

Answer 4

Me, te, le, nos, os, les.

Question 5

What happens if a direct + indirect object pronoun come together?

Answer 5

Indirect object pronoun goes first.

Question 6

What happens when 2 pronouns of the 3rd person singular/plural come together? (Lo/la/le/los/las/les)

Answer 6

Le/les becomes se.

Question 7

Where are pronouns placed?

Answer 7

They go in front of the verb.

Question 8

What happens when there is an infinitive/gerund/positive command?

Answer 8

Pronoun is attached to the end.

Question 9

Where are strong personal/disjunctive/emphatic pronouns placed?

Answer 9

After prepositions e.g. por, para, de, en, a.

Question 10

What are the 2 types of disjunctive pronouns?

Answer 10

Reflexive and non-reflexive.

Question 11

What are the reflexive disjunctive pronouns?

Answer 11

Mí, ti, sí, nosotros, vosotros, sí.

Question 12

What are the non-reflexive disjunctive pronouns?

Answer 12

Mí, ti, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/ustedes.

Question 13

Give some examples of simple prepositions.

Answer 13

A, bajo, con, contra, de, desde, en, entre, hacia, hasta, para, por, según, sin, sobre, tras.

Question 14

Why might you use reflexive pronouns?

Answer 14

If prepositional object refers back to subject of verb.

Question 15

Why might you use non-reflexive pronouns?

Answer 15

If prepositional object refers to some person other than subject of verb.

Question 16

What is a prepositional object?

Answer 16

Word following preposition.

Question 17

Why is mismo used?

Answer 17

Added to reflexive series for emphasis (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Question 18

What is different about con?

Answer 18

It joins with disjunctive pronouns (mí, ti, sí) e.g. conmigo

Question 19

What prepositions don’t need disjunctive pronouns?

Answer 19

Entre, según, menos, excepto, salvo. Instead, followed by subject pronouns.

Question 20

When is ello used?

Answer 20

When you’re talking about an abstract idea (it)

Question 21

How does the direct object pronoun work?

Answer 21

Replaces noun verb is referring to. Usually goes before verb.

Question 22

How does the indirect object pronoun work?

Answer 22

Replaces a noun to say to someone.

Question 23

What do you do if there is ambiguity in indirect and direct object pronouns?

Answer 23

Add a disjunctive pronoun (a ___ e.g. ella)

Question 24

What is a relative pronoun/adjective?

Answer 24

Word which joins 2 clauses to give more info about it.

Question 25

Give examples of relative pronouns/adjectives. (English)

Answer 25

Who, whom, which, that, whose, where, when.

Question 26

Relative pronouns/adjectives:
What does que mean?
When might it be used?

Answer 26

Who(m), which, that.
Refers to things/persons when it’s the subject/object of a relative clause. Most commonly used. Can introduce a subject/object.

Question 27

Relative pronouns/adjectives:
What does quien(es) mean?
When might it be used?

Answer 27

Who(m).
Refers to only people + usually replaces que after one syllable prepositions (a, de, con, en) May also mean ‘and he’. Also used in sayings to mean ‘he who’. Also are correlatives. (quien(es)…quien(es) mean one…another or some….others). Used as direct object pronoun.

Question 28

Give examples of one syllable prepositions.

Answer 28

A, de, con, en.

Question 29

When are el/la/los/las cual(es) and el/la/los/las que used?

Answer 29

Replace que/quien(es). Avoid ambiguity and also after por, sin, tras and all other prepositions, either compound/with more than one syllable. El/la/los/las que can also mean one(s) who/which, those who/which. Nor after de, a, en, con.

Question 30

When is lo que/cual used?

Answer 30

Used for which/what when they refer to an idea rather than noun with specific gender.

Question 31

When are these used:

Cuyo/a/os/as?

Answer 31

Meaning whose/of which + agree with following noun. Cuyo can never be used as interrogative adjective so instead, de quién is used. Sentence which contains owner + noun which is owned.

Question 32

What is a direct object?

Answer 32

Whatever person/thing receives action of verb.