1. Read the sentence carefully and choose the option that answers the question. Los voluntarios de la comunidad tiran o reciclan la basura para el supervisor del comedor comunitario.
Which pronoun would you use to replace the direct object in the sentence above?
Remember: The direct object pronoun replaces the answer to the question "what" in the sentence.
A. La
B. Le
C. Les
D. Los

8. Read the sentence carefully and choose the option that answers the question.
Los voluntarios de la comunidad tiran o reciclan la basura para mí. Which pronoun would you use to replace the indirect object in the sentence above?
Remember: The indirect object pronoun answers the question "to whom or for whom" in the sentence.
A. Le
B. Las
C. Les
D. Me

1. A. La

2. D. Me

Explanation:

A direct object is a noun or a pronoun receiving the action in a sentence (it answers the question "what") and an indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object or that is affected by it (it answers the questions "to/for whom" or "to/for what").

In sentence number one, the direct object is “la basura.” This noun is a female noun, so, the direct object pronoun that can replace “la basura” is “la” (which is also a female singular noun). Here's the version of the sentence with the direct object pronoun:

Los voluntarios de la comunidad la tiran o reciclan para el supervisor del comedor comunitario.

In sentence number two, the indirect object is “mí” (“me” in English), which is a singular first-person pronoun. “Me” is also a singular first-person pronoun so it is the only one that can replace the indirect object in the sentence. Here's the version of the sentence with the indirect object pronoun:

Los voluntarios de la comunidad me tiran o reciclan la basura.