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Transitive verbs-Indirect vs Direct Object-French

The document provides an overview of transitive verbs, including their definitions, examples, and the use of direct and indirect object pronouns in French. It explains the placement of these pronouns in sentences, particularly in negative constructions and with infinitives. Additionally, it covers liaison exceptions in French and offers linking words for letter writing to express various relationships between ideas.

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Transitive verbs-Indirect vs Direct Object-French

The document provides an overview of transitive verbs, including their definitions, examples, and the use of direct and indirect object pronouns in French. It explains the placement of these pronouns in sentences, particularly in negative constructions and with infinitives. Additionally, it covers liaison exceptions in French and offers linking words for letter writing to express various relationships between ideas.

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•TRANSITIVE VERBS

•DIRECT VS INDIRECT OBJECTS


•LIAISON EXCEPTIONS
•LINKING WORDS
WHAT ARE TRANSITIVE VERBS?
• VERBS THAT REQUIRE A
DIRECT OBJECT TO COMPLETE
THEIR MEANING.

• THE ACTION OF THE VERB IS


"TRANSFERRED" TO SOMEONE
OR SOMETHING.

• THE DIRECT OBJECT ANSWERS


THE QUESTIONS "WHO?" OR
"WHAT?" AFTER THE VERB.
HOW TRANSITIVE VERBS
WORK

• TRANSITIVE VERBS ARE FOLLOWED BY A DIRECT


OBJECT, WHICH CAN BE A NOUN, PRONOUN, OR
PHRASE
EXAMPLES

• J'AI MANGÉ UNE POMME


• MANGER = TRANSITIVE VERB
• POMME = DIRECT OBJECT
EXAMPLES CONT’D

•ELLE LIT UN LIVRE


•NOUS REGARDONS LA TELEVISION
•ILS ONT ACHETÉ UNE VOITURE
DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
• IN FRENCH, DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS ARE USED TO
REPLACE DIRECT OBJECTS
• THE DIRECT OBJECT IS THE NOUN THAT RECEIVES THE
ACTION OF THE VERB
• THEY AGREE IN GENDER AND NUMBER WITH THE NOUN
THEY REPLACE AND ARE PLACED BEFORE THE VERB.
LIST OF DIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUNS
PRONOUN ENGLISH EXAMPLE
ME (M’) Me Il me voit
Te (T’) You (informal) Il te connaît
Le (L’) Him/it (masculine) Elle le regarde
La (l’) Her/it (feminine) Je la connais
nous Us Vous nous aimez
Vous You (fomal/plural) Je vous invite
Les Them Il les écoute
PLACEMENT OF DIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUNS

•BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB


•EXAMPLE: JE LIS LE LIVRE BECOMES JE LE
LIS (I AM READING IT)
HE EATS THE STRAWBERRY (LA FRAISE)
IN NEGATIVE SENTENCES
•AFTER THE NE AND BEFORE THE
CONJUGATED VERB
•EXAMPLE: IL NE MANGE PAS LA
POMME BECOMES IL NE LA MANGE PAS
•THEY DO NOT LIKE THE BED
PLACEMENT CONT’D
•WITH INFINITIVES, BEFORE THE INFINITIVE
VERB
•EXAMPLE: JE VAIS ACHETER LA ROBE
BECOMES JE VAIS L’ACHETER.
•SHE IS GOING TO WATER THE FLOWERS.
INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
• INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS REPLACE INDIRECT OBJECTS
• THESE ARE TYPICALLY INTRODUCED BY THE PREPOSITION À
(TO).
• THEY ANSWER THE QUESTION TO WHOM OR FOR WHOM?
• THEY ARE USED TO REFER TO PEOPLE OR THINGS
RECEIVING AN ACTION INDIRECTLY
LIST OF INDIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUN
PRONOUNS
ENGLISH EXAMPLE
ME (M’) To Me Il me parle
Te (T’) To You (informal) Elle te donne le
livre
Lui To him/her Je lui téléphone
Nous To Us Il nous envoient
une lettre

Vous To You Nous vous


(fomal/plural) écrivons

Leur To Them Elle leur parle


PLACEMENT OF INDIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUNS
•BEFORE THE CONJUGATED VERB:
•FOR EXAMPLE: JE DONNE LE LIVRE À MARIE
------ JE LUI DONNE LE LIVRE
•IN NEGATIVE SENTENCES (AFTER THE NE)
•EXAMPLE: JE NE PARLE PAS À PAUL --------- JE NE
LUI PARLE PAS
PLACEMENT OF INDIRECT OBJECT
PRONOUNS CONT’D

• WITH INFINITIVES (BEFORE THE INFINITIVE VERB)


• EXAMPLE: JE VAIS DONNER LE STYLO À MARIE -------- JE
VAIS LUI DONNER LE STYLO
LIAISON EXCEPTIONS IN
FRENCH
•AFTER SINGULAR NOUNS
•EXAMPLE: UN ENFANT, NOT UN-N ENFANT, UN
REPAS EXCELLENT (NOT UN REPAS_EXCELLENT)
•AFTER THE CONJUNCTION “ET”
•EXAMPLE: TOI ET ELLE NOT TOI ET_ELLE
LIAISON EXCEPTIONS IN FRENCH
CONT’D

•EXAMPLE: LES HUIT ENFANTS


•IL Y A ONZE OISEAUX
LIAISON EXCEPTIONS IN FRENCH
CONT’D
•AFTER PROPER NOUNS
•FOR EXAMPLE: PARIS EST BEAU (NOT PARIS_EST
BEAU)
•WITH PREPOSITION APRÈS
•FOR EXAMPLE: APRÈS EUX/APRÈS ELLE
•WITH THE WORD HUIT AND ONZE (WHEN NOT
PRECEDED BY A NUMBER)
LINKING WORDS (LETTER
WRITING)

•TO BEGIN THE LETTER


•CHER/CHÈRE (NOM)
•JE VOUS ÉCRIS POUR/JE T’ÉCRIS POUR…
TO INTRODUCE OR ADD
INFORMATION
• TOUT D’ABORD- FIRST OF ALL
• ENSUITE- THEN/NEXT
• DE PLUS- MOREOVER/IN ADDITION
• EN OUTRE- IN ADDITION
• D’UNE PART… D’AUTRE PART- ON THE ONE HAND.. ON THE
OTHER HAND
TO EXPRESS CAUSE OR
REASON
• PARCE QUE- BECAUSE
• PUISQUE- SINCE
• ÉTANT DONNÉ QUE- GIVEN THAT
• EN RAISON DE- DUE TO
TO EXPRESS CONTRAST OR
CONCESSION
•CEPENDANT- HOWEVER
•TOUTEFOIS- NEVERTHELESS
•NÉANMOINS- NONETHELESS
•BIEN QUE- ALTHOUGH
•MALGRÉ CELA- DESPITE THAT
TO EXPRESS CONSEQUENCE
•PAR CONSEQUENT-THEREFORE
•AINSI- THUS/HENCE
•C’EST POURQUOI- THAT’S WHY
•DE CE FAIT- AS A RESULT
TO CLARIFY OR EXPLAIN

•EN EFFET- INDEED/IN FACT


•C’EST À DIRE- THAT IS TO SAY
•EN D’AUTRES TERMES
•POUR CETTE RAISON
CONCLUSION

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