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Difficulty: MediumImperative Verbs and Commands

A security guide for activating a new credit card contains the following instruction in Spanish:

'Para comenzar a usar su nueva tarjeta, acceda a nuestra banca en línea. Introduzca el código de seguridad de cuatro dígitos y confírmelo. No se la entregue a terceros bajo ninguna circunstancia.'

What does the command 'No se la entregue' direct the reader to do?

  1. Do not give the credit card to third parties.Answer
  2. B
    Do not share the security code with third parties.
  3. C
    Do not activate the credit card for oneself.
  4. D
    Do not access the online banking system for others.

Answer

Do not give the credit card to third parties.
The option directing the reader not to give the credit card to third parties is correct because the negative command 'No se la entregue' uses the formal imperative form of the verb 'entregar' ('entregue'), preceded by the indirect object pronoun 'se' (which represents 'a terceros' or third parties) and the feminine direct object pronoun 'la' (which agrees with 'la tarjeta' or the credit card).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the grammatical components of the negative command 'No se la entregue'.
The phrase consists of 'No' (negation), 'se' (indirect object pronoun), 'la' (direct object pronoun), and 'entregue' (formal command of 'entregar').
Deconstructing the command structure helps trace the action and the roles of the attached pronouns.
2
Determine the referents for the pronouns 'se' and 'la' based on the context.
'la' is a feminine singular pronoun referring to 'la tarjeta', and 'se' is the indirect object pronoun referring to 'a terceros'.
Matching the pronouns to their nouns prevents confusion between different objects and recipients mentioned in the text.
3
Translate the complete command and match it to the correct meaning.
The command translates to 'Do not hand it (the card) over to them (third parties)', indicating that the reader should not give the card to anyone else.
Synthesizing the verb meaning and pronoun referents leads directly to the correct instructional translation.

Key Concept

Double object pronoun placement and gender agreement with negative formal commands.
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Imperative Verbs and Commands

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