Request vs command and pronoun order
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Les L.Kwiziq community member
Request vs command and pronoun order
in the micro quiz, the option of “por favor Marta, les trae unas copas de vino” is considered incorrect. However, it could be a request rather than a command, using a more formal 3rd person Ud form, for example, where Marta is an older person than the speaker. I consider this option as possibly correct, and certainly NOT incorrect - it just doesn’t fit with the lesson very well, but that doesn’t make it wrong.
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Position of Spanish direct and indirect object pronouns with infinitive/present participle and affirmative commands"
Asked 6 years ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Buenos días Les,
Either as a command or a formal request, you still need to place the pronoun right after the verb (as one word), so the two possible answers for this question "Please Marta, bring them some glasses of wine",
1. Por favor Marta, tráeles unas copas de vino.
2. Por favor Marta, tráigales unas copas de vino.
Un saludo
Inma
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