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Position of Object Pronouns
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When there is a sentence with more than one object pronoun, the rule is as follows: 1. PLACE THE DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN DIRECTLY AFTER THE VERB 2. ANY INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN WILL COME LAST. EXAMPLES
Note that when you use a direct object pronoun, it comes earlier in the sentence than its noun equivalent:
The example below points to a problem with object word order in English. When a noun is the direct object, it normally comes last in the sentence (I wrote them a check.). When a pronoun is the direct object, the indirect object moves to the end of the sentence, and is preceded by to:
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Examples of Position of Object Pronouns
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