| 19.1.3 Inversion |
In written French the more usual option is the inversion (as we do in English as well).
| Examples | |
| Ils lisent des livres. => Lisent - ils des livres? |  |
| They read books. => Do they read books? (Read they books?) |
Pronouns that are attached to the verb in these sentences, are connected to them with a hyphen.
There is one important rule to be taken into account: Only pronouns can be attached this way to a verb, nouns need another construction.
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