For each question, choose from the options lettered A- E, the one that most appropriately completes the sentence.Le pere parle aux enfants Il ...... parle.

Assessment: JAMB UTME - French - 2024 Subject: French

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For each question, choose from the options lettered A- E, the one that most appropriately completes the sentence.Le pere parle aux enfants Il ...... parle.
Answer Details

In this sentence, we are working with a French construction where the father ("Le père") is talking to the children ("aux enfants"). The verb "parle" means "talks" or "speaks." We need to replace "aux enfants" which means "to the children" with an appropriate pronoun.


In French, when you want to replace plural indirect objects (in this case, "to the children"), the correct pronoun to use is **"leur"**. "Leur" is an indirect object pronoun for "them" when referring to more than one person.


Let's break it down further:


  • **"En"**: This means "of it/of them" and is generally not used for people.
  • **"Le"**: This is a direct object pronoun meaning "him" or "it" referring to masculine singular objects, not suitable for plural indirect objects.
  • **"La"**: This is a direct object pronoun meaning "her" or "it" referring to feminine singular objects, also not suitable for plural indirect objects.
  • **"Leur"**: This is the correct indirect object pronoun for "to them" and is used for plural nouns referring to people.

Therefore, the completed sentence should be: "Le père parle aux enfants. Il leur parle."

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