4.1 Nouns, Pronouns, and Determiners

• The gender of a noun dictates the correct determiner and adjective
• Noun endings are always a reliable indicator of gender in French.

  False
• What must determiners agree with in French?

  Gender and number
• Order the feminine noun endings:

  1️⃣ -e

  2️⃣ -tion

  3️⃣ -ure
• French pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition and make sentences more concise.


  True
• Match the French pronoun type with its definition:

  Demonstrative ↔️ Points out a specific person or thing

  Interrogative ↔️ Asks questions
• Possessive pronouns indicate ownership in French.


  True
• Which type of pronoun is used to ask questions?

  Interrogative
• What is the French word for nouns?

  noms
• Match the determiner with the correct noun gender:

  le ↔️ Masculine

  la ↔️ Feminine
• What are the two main features of French nouns?

  Gender and number
• French nouns have grammatical gender that affects determiners and adjectives.

  True
• What are the two possible genders for French nouns?

  Masculine or feminine
• What type of pronoun replaces a person, place, or thing?

  Personal
• What is the purpose of French pronouns?

  Avoid repetition
• What type of pronoun points out a specific person or thing?

  Demonstrative
• Definite articles in French include le, la, and les
• Demonstrative determiners in French include ce, cette, and ces
• Feminine singular nouns in French use the determiner la
• To form the plural of a masculine noun, add an -s
• Determiners in French must agree in gender and number with the noun.


  True
• *Je* vais à l'école. This sentence uses a personal pronoun.
• What type of pronoun connects two clauses in French?

  Relative
• What do definite articles indicate in French?

  Specific objects
• What do possessive determiners show in French?

  Ownership
• Demonstrative determiners point out specific nouns in French.


  True
• French nouns have grammatical gender that affects determiners and adjectives.

  True
• The plural indefinite article in French is des.
• Give an example sentence in French using a personal pronoun, a noun, and a determiner.

  Le livre est intéressant. Il est sur la table.
• Order the masculine noun endings:

  1️⃣ -eur

  2️⃣ -ment

  3️⃣ -ge

  4️⃣ -oir
• To make a masculine noun plural, add an -s
• Match the determiner with the correct noun gender:

  un ↔️ Masculine

  une ↔️ Feminine
• The plural form of 'la table' is 'les tables
• A possessive pronoun indicates ownership
• A personal pronoun replaces a person, place, or thing
• A relative pronoun connects two clauses
• Indefinite articles indicate non-specific objects in French.


  True
• Noun gender in French affects the form of determiners and adjectives used with the noun.

  True
• Certain noun endings in French can indicate gender, but there are exceptions.


  True
• The feminine noun ending -tion is often followed by the determiner la