Direct Objects Pronouns

1. Direct Objects Pronouns Diane Waters HigleyHigh

2. Do you remember? • What are adjectives? • What are possessive adjectives? • What are demonstrative adjectives? • What is the adjective agreement rule? • Cherchez les responses dansvos cahiers! (Regardez les pages d’adjectifs.)

3. In English • A direct object is the person or thing in a sentence that receives the action of the verb. It answers the question whom? or what? • I gave him the letter. (The letter answers the question, “What did I give him?”) • I introduced Luc to Giselle. (Luc answeres the question, “Whom did I introduce to Giselle?)

4. Direct Objects and Adjectives • Adjectives (including possessive adjectives and demonstrative adjectives) may also come between a verb and its direct object. • Solange read a sad letter. • Subject verb adjective direct object • They drove the new car. • Subject verb adjective direct object

5. Direct Objects and Prepositions • Compare the following sentences: • Richard walks the dog. Richard walks to school. • subject verb direct object subject verb prepositional phrase • In the second sentence, the preposition to comes between the verb walks and the object school, so to school is a prepositional phrase and not a direct object.

6. In French • A direct object in French is also a noun that directly follows the verb without a preposition between it and the verb. • Claire chercheunejupe. • subject verb direct object • Like English, adjectives, adverbs, and articles may come between a verb and its direct object. • Eric et Michel aimentbien le sport. • subject verb adverb direct object • Liseportevotrecasquette. • Subject verb adjective direct object

7. In English…Direct Object Pronouns • Direct object pronouns (dop) refer to someone or something that receives the action of the verb. • English object pronouns that stand for things are it and them. Object pronouns that can refer to people are him, her, you, me, us, and them. Direct object pronouns are placed after the verb. • Take this book. Take it. • She’s writing her parents. She’s writing them. • I want to invite Pierre. I want to invite him.

8. In French…Direct Object Pronouns • The French direct object pronouns le, la, l’, and les can refer to people or things. Le can mean it or him, la can mean it or her. Use l’ instead of le or la before a word that begins with a vowel or a vowel sound. • Il prendla glace. Il laprend. • Vousprenezcepantalon? Vousleprenez? • Tuaimesbienmon frère? Tul’aimesbien? • Les refers to people or things when they are plural. It does not change form before a vowel or a vowel sound. • J’adoreles frites. Je les adore. • J’adoreles filles. Je les adore.

9. Reminder! Placement of Object Pronouns • 1. Object prounouns are placed in front of the verb. • Je le prends. • 2. If there is are two verbs (ex. Aller + infinitive) the object pronoun is placed in front of the infinitive. • Je vais le prendre. • 3. With commands the object pronoun is attached with a hyphen. • Prends-le!

10. Les phrases vivant!(Translate and present to class using the living sentences pieces given to each group.) • Do you like this dress? • Yes, I like it. • What do you think of these pants? • I think they are out of style. • I want to buy this jacket, but I’m not sure. • Take it! • I like this jacket but it is expensive and a little big. • Don’t take it. • What do you think of these shoes? • I think they are chic!