The usage of "Rappeler à"

Question

I like to have models to follow, and your lesson gives the following model: Rappeler + à + person being reminded + [infinitive]

Yet your quiz question "She reminds us to take our jackets"

is given the correct answer "Elle nous rappele de prendre nos vestes"

The model suggests that 'à' is a necessary part of the correct grammer but here it would be marked as wrong. I am disappointed and confused by the lesson that offers a clear model that is not correct.

Céline Pickard · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Paul,
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The sentence you mentioned includes an indirect object pronoun (i.e "nous") and not a person's noun. This means that the model will be different from "Rappeler + à + person being reminded + de [infinitive]" -> "[indirect object pronoun] + rappeler + de [infinitive]"
If you go back to the lesson on Rappeler (à) [quelqu'un], the second part of the lesson (Rappeler à [quelqu'un] de [faire quelque chose] = To remind [someone] to [do something]) does mention this particular point:

You will also use indirect object pronouns before rappeler :
me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur + rappeler + de + [infinitif]

Take a look at the examples below:
Elle rappelle à Maria et (à) moi de faire le ménage -> Elle nous rappelle de faire le ménage
She reminds Maria and I to do the cleaning -> She reminds us to do the cleaning
 
Il rappelle à ses enfants de mettre leurs chaussures -> Il leur rappelle de mettre leurs chaussures
He reminds his children to put their shoes on -> He reminds them to put their shoes on
 
Take also a look at the following link: French indirect object pronoun
 
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !