54 Unit 7 6 The pronoun  lo  [ms] is often used to replace a whole clause: 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 : The plural pronouns  li  and  le , however, are never shortened, and are only rarely used with  ce : 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): Professor Masi, La accompagno in aeroporto. Signora, La accompagno in aeroporto. Signori Bianco, Vi accompagno in  aeroporto.  ( Signori Bianco, Li accompagno in  aeroporto. )  Signore, Vi accompagno in aeroporto. GLYPH<H20903> ( Signore, Le accompagno in aeroporto. ) Professor Masi, I’ll take you to the airport. I’ll take you to the airport, Madam. Mr and Mrs Bianco, I’ll take you to the airport. (Ladies,) I’ll take you to the airport. ‘Hai le parole di questa canzone?’ ‘No, non  ( ce )  le  ho.’ ‘Hai i libri?’ ‘Sì , ( ce )  li  ho.’ ‘Have you got the lyrics of this song?’ ‘No, I haven’t /No, I’ve not got them.’ ‘Have you got the books?’ ‘Ye s, I ’ve got them/Yes, I have.’ ‘Hai la cartuccia?’ ‘Sì,  ce l’ ho.’ Non posso leggere il libro di Primo Levi perché non  ce l’ ho. ‘Avete l’indirizzo di Anna?’ ‘Sì,  ce l’ abbiamo.’ ‘Have you got the cartridge?’ ‘Ye s, I ’ve got it.’ I can’t read Primo Levi’s book because I haven’t got it. ‘Have you got Anna’s address?’ ‘Ye s, we have/Yes, we’ve got it.’ ‘Sai che oggi è il compleanno di Carla?’ ‘Sì,  lo  so.’  [ lo  =  oggi è il compleanno di Carla ] ‘Dove sono le chiavi?’ ‘Non  lo  so.’ [ lo  =  dove sono le chiavi ] ‘Devi cambiare la cartuccia.’ ‘ Lo faccio subito.’  [ lo  =  cambiare la cartuccia ] ‘Do you know that it’s Carla’s birthday today?’ ‘Yes, I do.’ [lit. Yes, I know it] ‘Where are the keys?’ ‘I don’t know.’ [lit. I don’t know it] ‘Yo u ’ve got to replace the cartridge.’ ‘I’ll do it straight away.’ Formal form