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Grammar and Linguistic Structures
8. Grammar
8.2 Adjectives
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In French, what must adjectives agree with in a sentence?
Nouns
Nouns in French are either masculine or
feminine
In the masculine form, adjectives remain in their basic form.
True
What is the feminine form of "intelligent"?
intelligente
In the singular form, adjectives remain in their basic form.
True
What is the plural form of "intelligent"?
intelligents
The feminine form of "bleu" is
bleue
What is the feminine form of "petit"?
petite
What is the translation of *un garçon intelligent*?
An intelligent boy
The feminine form of *petit* is
petite
If a masculine adjective ends in -e, its feminine form is usually
identical
.
True
In French, adjectives usually follow the noun they modify.
True
What is the correct word order in French for "a black cat"?
un chat noir
The feminine form of *intelligent* is
intelligente
To form the plural of an adjective, you usually add
-s
To form the plural of an adjective in French, you usually add an -s to the singular form.
True
When applying number agreement, the
gender
of the noun must also be considered.
True
In the example *un garçon intelligent*, the adjective *intelligent* is in its singular
form
The feminine form of the adjective *bleu* is *
bleue
Irregular adjectives in French must be
memorized
In French,
adjectives
usually come after the noun they describe.
True
Comparative
forms in French are used to compare two things.
True
Superlative forms express the highest degree of a quality.
True
The superlative form of *bon* is *le meilleur* in the
masculine
form.
True
To form the feminine form of an adjective, add an
-e
What are the two types of number agreement in French?
Singular and plural
To form the plural form of an adjective, add an
-s
Steps to form the feminine form of an adjective in French
1️⃣ Start with the masculine form
2️⃣ Add -e to the end
The feminine form of "grand" is "
grande
".
True
The plural form of an adjective is created by adding
-s
To form the feminine form of a French adjective, you typically add -e to the masculine form.
True
What happens to a masculine adjective ending in -e when forming the feminine?
It remains the same
The feminine form of *bon* is
bonne
What is the plural form of *nouveau* in French?
nouveaux
Common adjectives like *grand* and *beau* are placed
before
Adjectives in French must agree in
gender
with the nouns they modify.
True
Adjectives in French must agree in
number
with the nouns they modify.
True
In French, a singular adjective remains in its basic
form
In the example *un garçon intelligent*, the adjective *intelligent* agrees in both gender and
number
Match the number with its corresponding adjective formation rule:
Singular ↔️ Adjective remains in its basic form
Plural ↔️ Add an -s to the singular form
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