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As with the preceding direct object pronouns, when a verb is preceded by a direct object which is at the beginning of a relative clause and followed by an infinitive, the participle only agrees when this beginning is the direct object. implicit verb containing the participle and subject of the infinitive. This means that there will be an agreement in the following cases: | As with the preceding direct object pronouns, when a verb is preceded by a direct object which is at the beginning of a relative clause and followed by an infinitive, the participle only agrees when this beginning is the direct object. implicit verb containing the participle and subject of the infinitive. This means that there will be an agreement in the following cases: |
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As with the preceding direct object pronouns, when a verb is preceded by a direct object which is at the beginning of a relative clause and followed by an infinitive, the participle only agrees when this beginning is the direct object. implicit verb containing the participle and subject of the infinitive. This means that there will be an agreement in the following cases:
- Jérôme a vu une énorme masse de terre écraser sa maison
Jerome saw a huge mass of earth crush his house
- Voilà l'énorme masse de terre que Jérôme a vue écraser sa maison
There's the huge mass of earth which Jérôme saw crush her house
- On a entendu les voix résonner dans l'église
We heard the voices echoing in the church
- Ce sont les voix que l'on a entendues résonner dans l'église
Those are the voices we heard echoing in the church
But disagree in the following examples:
- Isabelle a vu écraser sa maison par une énorme roche
Isabelle saw her house crushed by a huge rock
- C'est sa maison que Isabelle a vu écraser par une énorme roche
It's her house that Isabelle saw crushed by a huge rock
- Jean a regardé raser la forêt par des tracteurs
Jean watched the forest being razed by tractors
- Voilà la forêt que Jean a regardé raser par des tracteurs
There's the forest that Jean watched being razed by tractors
As in the case of preceding direct object pronouns, the types of verb which give rise to these contexts are perception verbs, movement verbs and "laisser" (but not "faire").