De viaje the fernández family is taking a trip to san juan, puerto rico. rewrite the sentences, changing the underlined direct object nouns to direct object pronouns. vicente pone las maletas en el automóvil. isabel lleva los documentos. su hijo, josé manuel, tiene la cámara de fotos. su hija, anabel, busca un mapa de la isla. vicente tiene los pasajes de avión. la abuela e isabel quieren visitar los museos de san juan. vicente e isabel quieren escribir cartas a sus amigos. todos quieren tomar café puertorriqueño.

Sentence: Vicente pone las maletas en el automóvil.  

Vicente las pone en el automóvil.

Explanation: The direct object of the verb "poner" is "las maletas". The pronoun must agree in gender and number. Feminine and plural. Las.

Vicente puts the suitcases in the car.

Vicente puts them in the car.

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Sentence: Isabel lleva los documentos.  

 Isabel los lleva.

Explanation: The direct object of the verb "llevar" is "los documentos". The pronoun must agree in gender and number. Masculine and plural. Los.

Isabel carries the documents.

Isabel carries them.

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Sentence: Su hijo, José Manuel, tiene la cámara de fotos.  

Su hijo, José Manuel, la tiene.

Explanation: The direct object of the verb "tener" is "la cámara". The pronoun must agree in gender and number. Feminine and singular. La.

His son, José Manuel, has the camera.

His son, José Manuel, has it.

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Sentence: Su hija, Anabel, busca un mapa de la isla.  

Su hija, Anabel, lo busca.

Explanation: The direct object of the verb "buscar" is "un mapa". The pronoun must agree in gender and number. Masculine and singular. Lo.

His daughter, Anabel, looks for a map of the island.

His daughter, Anabel, looks for it.

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Sentence: Vicente tiene los pasajes de avión.

Vicente los tiene.

Explanation: The direct object of the verb "tener" is "los pasajes". The pronoun must agree in gender and number. Masculine and plural. Los.

Vicente has the plane tickets.

Vicente has them.

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Sentence: La abuela e Isabel quieren visitar los museos de San Juan.  

La abuela e Isabel quieren visitarlos.

Explanation: The direct object of the verb "visitar" is "los museos". The pronoun must agree in gender and number. Masculine and plural. Los.

Grandma and Isabel want to visit the museums of San Juan.

Grandma and Isabel want to visit them.

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Sentence: Vicente e Isabel quieren escribir cartas a sus amigos.  

 Vicente e Isabel quieren escribirlas a sus amigos.

Explanation: The direct object of the verb "escribir" is "cartas". The pronoun must agree in gender and number. Feminine and plural. Las.

Vicente and Isabel want to write letters to their friends.

Grandma and Isabel want to write them to their friends.

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Sentence: Todos quieren tomar café puertorriqueño.  

Todos quieren tomarlo.

Explanation: The direct object of the verb querer is "café". The pronoun must agree in gender and number. Masculine and singular. Lo.

Everyone wants to have Puerto Rican coffee.

Everyone wants to have it.



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