4.4 Sentence Structure

• What is the basic sentence structure in French, similar to English?

  Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
• Interrogative sentences in French often use Est-ce que
• Imperative sentences in French do not explicitly name the subject.


  True
• In the French sentence "Je mange une pomme," the verb is mange
• In French, adjectives usually come after the noun
• What is the singular masculine definite article in French?

  le
• Place the following pronoun types in order of their placement rules in French grammar:

  1️⃣ Direct object pronouns

  2️⃣ Indirect object pronouns

  3️⃣ Reflexive pronouns
• Interrogative sentences in French often use "Est-ce que" to form questions.

  True
• BAGS adjectives always precede the noun in French.

  True
• In English, adjectives are placed after the noun.

  False
• Indefinite articles are used to refer to specific nouns.

  False
• Steps for pronoun placement in negative French sentences

  1️⃣ Pronoun comes before 'ne'

  2️⃣ 'ne' comes before the verb

  3️⃣ 'pas' comes after the verb
• What does the preposition 'à' mean in English?

  to, at
• What phrase is used to form negative sentences in French?

  ne...pas
• The Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) structure in French is identical to English.

  True
• The phrase "Est-ce que" is used to form interrogative
• Steps to form different sentence types in French

  1️⃣ Use "Est-ce que" for interrogative sentences

  2️⃣ Invert the subject and verb for interrogative sentences

  3️⃣ Omit the subject in imperative sentences

  4️⃣ Use exclamation marks for exclamatory sentences
• In French, adjectives typically follow the noun they describe.

  True
• What are the two main types of articles in French?

  Definite and indefinite
• Where are direct object pronouns placed in French sentences?

  Before the verb
• What is the role of prepositions in French sentences?

  To link phrases
• Subordinating conjunctions join dependent clauses to independent clauses.


  True
• The preposition "à" in French can mean "to" or "at".


  True
• If a verb in a negative sentence starts with a vowel, "ne" becomes "n'".


  True
• The subordinate clause can appear before or after the main clause in a French complex sentence.


  True
• Sentence inversion in French involves placing the verb before the subject
• In French, pronouns should always precede the verb
• "__ jouent au soccer."Ils
• What does SVO stand for in English sentence structure?

  Subject-Verb-Object
• What is the purpose of declarative sentences?

  To make statements
• The basic SVO structure is the foundation for constructing simple sentences in French.


  True
• In French, adjectives typically come after the noun
• Where are adjectives typically placed in French sentences?

  After the noun
• What does the acronym BAGS stand for in French grammar?

  Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size
• In French, pronouns typically precede the verb in simple sentences.


  True
• Where do pronouns go in negative sentences in French?

  Between "ne" and the verb
• The basic word order in French is SVO
• What type of adjective is 'beautiful' in the phrase 'A beautiful flower'?

  Beauty
• What does the acronym 'BAGS' stand for in French grammar?

  Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size
• Where are pronouns typically placed in French sentences?

  Before the verb