Pronouns Flashcards
What are the three pronouns?
Subject, object, stressed
What are the three types of subject pronouns?
Personal, impersonal, neutral
What are the two types of object pronouns?
Direct, indirect
What do pronouns replace?
Nouns, noun phrases, clauses
What are the personal subject pronouns?
je, tu, elle, il, on, nous, vous, ils, elles
Where in the sentence do personal pronouns fit?
In the subject position
What is the impersonal subject pronoun?
il
What is the neutral subject pronoun?
ce/c’, cela/ça
What to subject pronouns need to agree in?
Number, gender and person
Where in the sentence to direct/indirect pronouns fit?
In the object position
What are the direct pronouns?
me, te, le, la, nous, vous, les
What are the indirect pronouns?
me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur
What are the stressed pronouns?
moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles
In multiple object pronouns which pronouns come first?
me, te, se, nous, vous
In multiple object pronouns which pronouns come second?
le, la, les
In multiple object pronouns which pronouns come third?
lui, leur
In multiple object pronouns which pronouns come fourth?
y
What does il/elle replace?
A referent
What does ce/c’ + être replace?
A whole clause
When to use il est?
With de + infinitive
When to use c’est?
With à + infinitive
Indirect object introduced by à, not referring to a person
y
Place name introduced by à/dans
y
Direct object introduced by partitive articles: du/de la/des
en
