Looking after others: object-first word order and personal 'a'
I can use object-first word order, the personal 'a', and the correct indirect object pronoun to show who is being cared for in Spanish.
- Year 9
Looking after others: object-first word order and personal 'a'
I can use object-first word order, the personal 'a', and the correct indirect object pronoun to show who is being cared for in Spanish.
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Key learning points
- Indirect object pronouns ('to, for him', 'them') indicate the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the verb.
- To refer to one person or thing indirectly affected by an action, use 'le'.
- If more than one person or thing is indirectly affected, use 'les'.
- Spanish sentences can start with the subject ('doer') or the object ('receiver').
- The personal 'a' is used before the object when it is a specific person or animal we have a name for.
Keywords
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Subject - person, people or thing(s) doing the verb
Object - person, people or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb
Personal 'a' - preposition placed before a direct object when that object is a specific person or animal we have a name for
Common misconception
The first noun in a sentence is always the subject.
If there is a personal 'a' before the first noun it is not the subject, it is the object (usually a person) receiving the action.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which phrase means 'nowadays'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
