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16 Cards in this Set
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When do direct objects occur and what do they do? |
They occur in transitive sentences. They receive the action expressed by the verb. |
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Where are direct objects placed? |
After the verb. |
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Where are direct object pronouns placed? |
Preceding the verb. |
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What are the direct object pronouns? |
(je) me (tu) te (il, elle, on) le, la (nous) nous (vous) vous (ils, elles) les |
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How can you tell the difference between le, la, and les as definite articles and as direct object pronouns? |
Definite articles precede the noun they modify, and direct object pronouns precede the verb. |
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Where does the direct object pronoun go in the passé composé? |
Before the auxiliary verb. |
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What is the rule for the past participle when there is a direct object pronoun in a sentence with passé composé? |
The past participle agrees in number and gender with the direct object pronoun. |
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What is the indirect object? |
The person to or for which the action of the verb is occurring. |
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What are the indirect object pronouns? |
(je) me (tu) te (il, elle, on) lui (nous) nous (vous) vous (ils, elles) leur |
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Where are indirect objects placed? |
Also preceding the verb. |
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What is the rule with past participles and indirect objects? |
Past participles never agree with indirect objects. |
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How do you tell the difference between leur as a third person plural possessive adjective and indirect object pronoun? |
As a possessive adjective it will precede the noun; as an indirect object it will precede the verb. |
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How is "en" used? |
As a partitive pronoun. It is the pronoun that replaces a direct object when the direct object is preceded by the partitive de, la, du, or des. |
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How is "en" translated? |
Of it; of them; from it; from them; some; some of it; some of them; not any; from there |
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What are the two meanings of the pronoun "y"? |
1. "There" 2. As an indirect object pronoun when the object pronoun refers to a thing rather than a person, it is translated "it" |
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If a sentence has multiple pronouns, which ones come first? |
Me, te, nous, and vous |
