Read the sentence. ayer compre el jabon. which of the following sentences correctly uses the direct object pronoun to substitute the direct object? a. ayer la compre b. ayer las compre c. ayer lo compre d. ayer los compre

The Direct Object, is the part of the sentence that receives the action of the verb. It is used to replace a person, animal or thing in the conversation or in the writing in order to avoid repetition; when they have already been seen in a sentence or external context where the statement occurs.

According to the Subject Pronouns the Direct Objects are:

1st person singular Yo: me

2nd person singular (informal) Tú: te  

2nd person singular (formal) Usted: lo/la

3rd person singular El/eso/Ella/esa: lo/la

1st person plural Nosotros: nos  

2nd person plural Ustedes (In latinAmerica): los/las  

2nd person plural Vosotros (In Spain): os  

3rd person plural Ellos/Ellas: los/las  

In the sentence Ayer compré el jabon (yesterday I bought the soap), el jabon (it) receives the action of the verb compré (bought).

Then, according to the list above, the Direct object that fulfils el jabón (third person singular masculine eso) is lo.

Therefore, the correct answer is C: