Les Pronoms d’Objets Directs Direct Object Pronouns

How could the following passage be better? The dog lost the ball. He then found the ball. He bit the ball then carried the ball to the lawn where he buried the ball.

Pronom-agnifique! In French, the words LE, LA, L’, and LES are pronouns that replace nouns (person, thing) and reduce annoying repetition. They answer the question WHO or WHAT.

In this corner…. LE: replaces a masculine singular noun : means IT or HIM LA: replaces a feminine singular noun : means IT or HER

…and in this corner… L’: replaces a masculine or a feminine singular noun that goes before a verb beginning with a vowel or silent ‘h’ : means IT, HIM, or HER LES: replaces plural nouns : means THEM

Placement: One-Verb Sentences In a one-verb sentence, the pronoun goes directly BEFORE the verb. e.g. Elle déteste le livre. Elle LE déteste. Elle vois la voiture. Elle LA vois. In the negative, the pronoun goes directly BEFORE the verb within the ne…pas. e.g. Elle ne mange pas les bonbons. Elle ne LES mange pas.

Placement: Two-Verb Sentences In a two-verb sentence, the pronoun goes directly BEFORE the second verb. e.g. Je vais vendre ma bicyclette. Je vais LA vendre. In a two-verb sentence in the negative, the pronoun goes after the ne…pas, directly BEFORE the second verb. e.g. Je ne vais pas vendre ma bicyclette. Je ne vais pas LA vendre.

Placement: Passé Composé In the passé composé, the pronoun goes BEFORE the auxiliary verb (avoir conjugated or être conjugated). e.g. Nous avons entendu les garçons. Nous LES avons entendu. J’ai mangé la pomme. Je L’ ai mangé.

Placement: Inverted Questions In an inverted question (the verb goes before the subject) with one verb, the pronoun goes BEFORE the verb. e.g. Cherches-tu Sophie? La cherches-tu? Follow the same rules re: placement for negative, two-verb sentences, etc.