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Construct sentences, paying attention to word order.
- les pommes/je préfère/aux poires
→ [I prefer apples to pears.]|The direct object comes before the indirect object.
- à sa cousine/écrit/Julie/une lettre
→ [Julie writes a letter to her cousin.]|The direct object comes before the indirect object.
- raconte/à sa sœur/une histoire/Pascal
→ [Pascal tells his sister a story.]|The direct object comes before the indirect object.
- beaucoup de livres/prête/à ses lecteurs/la bibliothèque
→ [The library lends many books to its patrons.]|The direct object comes before the indirect object.
- cache/l’immeuble jaune/à notre maison/le soleil
→ [The yellow building blocks the sunlight from our house.]|The direct object comes before the indirect object.
Complete the sentences, paying attention to word order.
- Les grands-parents font souvent (aux petits-enfants/des cadeaux) [Grandparents often give their grandchildren gifts.]|This sentence follows the general rule: the direct object comes before the indirect object.
- Julie a présenté (un exposé sur son animal préféré/à sa classe) [Julie gave a presentation to her class about her favourite animal.]|In order to make the sentence clearer, French word order places the extended direct object after the indirect object.
- Eric et Julie montrent (le jeu qu’ils ont appris en vacances/aux voisins) [Eric and Julie are showing their neighbours the game that they learned on holiday.]|The direct object is extended with a relative clause, and therefore is placed after the indirect object.
- Amandine a donné (à Georges/une claque qui lui a fait mal) [Amandine gave Georges a slap that hurt him.]|The direct object is extended with a relative clause, and therefore is placed after the indirect object.
- Internet offre (au journalisme/de nouveaux moyens) [The internet offers new possibilities for journalism.]|The direct object comes before the indirect object.