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6 The pronoun lo  [ms] is often used to replace a whole clause: 

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7 When the pronouns lo  and la  are used with the verb avere , they are short- ened to l’ , and are often preceded by the particle ce : 

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The plural pronouns li  and le , however, are never shortened, and are only rarely used with ce : 

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## Formal form 

8 The direct object pronouns used for the formal form are La  for the singular (for both women and men) and Vi  for the plural (the pronouns Li  and Le  can also be used for the masculine and feminine respectively, but this is particu- larly formal): 

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