Question

la recepcionista le dio ________ al huésped.

• la llave
• la almohada

question 2 (5 points)
part g grammar

complete with the correct pronouns.

-¿le pediste las toallas a la camarera?
-sí, __ pedí a __.

• se las, ellos
• se lo, ella
• se las, ella

Explanation:

Question 1: Analyze the context and vocabulary

The sentence is: "La recepcionista le dio ______ al huésped." (The receptionist gave ______ to the guest.)

• "la llave" means "the key", which is a standard item a receptionist gives to a hotel guest.
• "la almohada" means "the pillow", which is typically provided by housekeeping, not directly at the reception desk.

Therefore, "la llave" is the most logical choice.

Question 2: Analyze the grammatical structure

The prompt asks to complete the sentence with the correct pronouns:
"—¿Le pediste las toallas a la camarera? (Did you ask the maid for the towels?)
—Sí, __ pedí a ." (Yes, I asked for __.)

• The direct object is "las toallas" (feminine plural), which is replaced by the direct object pronoun "las".
• The indirect object is "a la camarera" (third-person singular), which is replaced by the indirect object pronoun "le".
• When combining indirect and direct object pronouns where both start with 'l' (le/les + lo/la/los/las), the indirect pronoun "le" changes to "se". Thus, "le las" becomes "se las".
• The prepositional object pronoun clarifying "a la camarera" (to her) is "ella".

Therefore, the correct combination is "se las, ella".

Answer:

Question 1

• la llave (Correct answer)
• la almohada

Question 2

• se las, ellos
• se lo, ella
• se las, ella (Correct answer)