Make the following sentence shorter by using object pronouns with the command

Question

Tome el libro

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Answer 1

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direct object pronouns are: me, te, lo, la, ,nos, os, los, las

Tome is the formal command form of tomar. With affirmative commands the direct object pronoun is appended to the verb. If appending the pronoun changes where the accent falls then you need to add an accent mark to maintain the previous pronunciation.

di (affirmative command for decir=to tell) The stress is on the i (obviously)

dime (tell me). No accent mark is needed since the stress is still on the i. (grave)

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Siga (affirmative command for seguir=continue) The stress is on the i (grave)

Sígalo (continue it) on sigalo the accent would fall on the a (grave). To put the stress back where it was originally we have to add an accent mark over the i.

The stress must be maintained on the same syllable that it was before any pronouns are appended to it.

Tome (grave) the stress is on the o. If you append any pronouns then the stress must still be on the o. So decide if you need to use an accent mark if you append a pronoun.

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