¿Terminan el trabajo hoy? - Sí, lo terminan hoy. Are they finishing the job today? - Yes, they are finishing it today.

Question

Why is lo the answer if its referring to them? Is el trabajo what lo is referring to?

Accepted Answer

Hola Makkie 
Yes, as Marsha rightly said, "lo" refers to "el trabajo" (as a direct object)

¿Terminan el trabajo hoy? Are they finishing the job today?
Sí, terminan el trabajo hoy. Yes, they are finishing the job today.
Sí, lo terminan hoy. Yes, they are finishing it today.

Saludos
Inma

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Hi Sage_is_done_w_life
In this sentence, that "la" is not the subject "he", "la" is referring to the movie: "it".

-¿Está viendo la última película de Almodóvar? 
-Sí, la está viendo.
-Is he watching the last Almodóvar movie?
-Yes, he's watching it.

Answer

Lo is referring to the work.

Answer

Why is 'la' a 'he' in the first example?