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Old April 10, 2016, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty View Post
There is both a direct object and a direct object pronoun appearing in the sentence.
The DO has been added for emphasis. And when the direct object is a person, a personal 'a' must accompany it.
The direct object can precede the DOP, prior to the verb, or it can follow the verb.
Spanish allows direct objects on either side of the verb, so that is why 'a ella' can be found at the start of this sentence or at the end.
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