8.4 Sentence Structure

• In French, adjectives typically come after the noun they modify.


  True
• What is the verb form for 'nous' in the present tense of 'manger'?

  mangeons
• Match the French subject pronoun with its corresponding English translation:

  Je ↔️ I

  Tu ↔️ You (singular)

  Il/Elle/On ↔️ He/She/We

  Nous ↔️ We
• In English, adjectives precede the noun they modify.


  True
• The verb form for 'ils/elles' in the present tense of 'manger' is mangent.
• What is the purpose of articles in French?

  Indicate noun specificity
• Tu manges une banane
• The verb form 'mangeons' is used with the pronoun 'Nous'.


  True
• Ils mangent du pain
• In which person does gender affect verb conjugation in French?

  Third person
• What does the definite article 'le' mean in English?

  The
• The definite article 'la' is used with feminine singular nouns
• What is the indefinite article for a feminine singular noun?

  une
• In French, adjectives typically come after the noun.
• What is the masculine singular form of 'intéressant'?

  intéressant
• What is the masculine plural form of 'intéressant'?

  intéressants
• What is the verb form used with 'Je'?

  mange
• Match the pronoun with its correct verb form:

  Nous ↔️ mangeons

  Vous ↔️ mangez

  Ils ↔️ mangent

  Elle ↔️ mange
• Where are adjectives placed in French sentences?

  After the noun
• Adjectives in French always precede the nouns they modify

  False
• Match the gender and number with the correct adjective form:

  Masculine Singular ↔️ -

  Feminine Singular ↔️ -e

  Masculine Plural ↔️ -s

  Feminine Plural ↔️ -es
• What is the English equivalent of the French preposition "à"?

  to
• Each French preposition has a unique use that specifies the relationship in a sentence


  True
• What is the verb form for the "present" tense in French?

  Présent
• French uses compound past tenses frequently


  True
• In a negative sentence, "ne" is placed before the verb
• What phrase is used in French to form a question without changing word order?

  Est-ce que
• Questions formed using intonation maintain the basic SVO structure


  True
• What is the typical word order in a French sentence?

  SVO
• In French, gender only affects pronouns in the third person singular and plural


  True
• What is the French verb *manger* translated to in English?

  To eat
• Match the French pronoun with its corresponding verb form of *manger*:

  Je ↔️ mange

  Nous ↔️ mangeons

  Vous ↔️ mangez

  Ils ↔️ mangent
• In French, articles indicate whether a noun is specific or non-specific
• What are the indefinite articles in French?

  un, une, des
• In French, adjectives typically come after the nouns they modify
• What are prepositions used for in French?

  To link nouns or pronouns
• Je vais à Paris translates to I am going to Paris in English.
• What is the French verb form for the passé composé of *manger*?

  J'ai mangé
• In negative sentences, the word *ne* is placed after the verb.

  False
• Order the steps to form a question using inversion in French:

  1️⃣ Switch the order of the subject and verb

  2️⃣ Use a hyphen to connect them