1. Los niños escriben la tarea.
Answer 1: Los niños la escriben.
Translation 1: Children write homework. Children write it.
2. Carlota toma las fotos del Homecoming.
Answer 2: Carlota las toma del Homecoming.
Translation 2: Carlota takes the photos of the Homecoming. Carlota takes them of the Homecoming.
3. Yo voy a comer las frutas. **
Answer 3-a: Yo voy a comerlas.
Answer 3-b: Yo las voy a comer.
Translation 3: I am going to eat the fruits. I'm going to eat them.
4. Tú limpias el cuarto.
Answer 4: Tú lo limpias.
Translation 4: You clean the room. You clean it.
5. Mi mamá cocina el pollo y los frijoles.
Answer 5: Mi mamá los cocina.
Translation 5: My mom cooks the chicken and beans. My mom cooks them.
6. Elena vas a leer las novelas hoy. **
Answer 6-a: Elena las vas a leer hoy.
Answer 6-b: Elena vas a leerlas hoy.
Translation 6: Elena you are going to read the novels today. Elena you are going to read them today.
7. Sandra pasa la sal.
Answer 7: Sandra la pasa.
Translation 7: Sandra passes the salt. Sandra passes it.
Explanation:
The transitive verbs need a direct object to complete its meaning.
(D.O. = The object that receives the action of the verb).
In Spanish the direct object pronoun has to agree in gender and number with the direct object.
