6.2 Adjectives

• Which adjective modifies the noun "château" in the sentence "Le grand château est magnifique"?

  grand
• In the sentence "Le grand château est magnifique", which noun is modified by the adjective "grand"?

  château
• Adjectives are words that modify or describe nouns
• Adjectives provide additional information about the noun or pronoun
• For masculine singular nouns, the adjective takes the masculine singular form
• For feminine singular nouns, the adjective takes the feminine singular form
• For masculine singular nouns, the adjective takes the masculine singular form
• What ending does a feminine singular adjective typically take to agree with a noun in French?

  -e
• An adjective modifying "sœur" in French must end in "-e".


  True
• To form the masculine plural of an adjective, you typically add "-s".

  True
• What is the plural form of "belle" when modifying a feminine plural noun?

  belles
• What form does an adjective take when modifying a masculine singular noun?

  Masculine singular
• Match the noun with its corresponding adjective in masculine singular form:

  le château ↔️ grand

  mon frère ↔️ beau

  ce livre ↔️ joli
• Which adjective agrees with "fille" in the phrase "cette grande fille"?

  grande
• Adjectives in French must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.gender
• Match the masculine singular form of the adjective with its feminine singular and feminine plural forms:

  grand ↔️ grande, grandes

  petit ↔️ petite, petites

  beau ↔️ belle, belles
• In French, most adjectives come after the noun they describe.


  True
• For masculine singular nouns, the adjective takes the masculine singular form
• When an adjective modifies a masculine singular noun, it takes the masculine singular form
• Le grand château est magnifique.
• Adjectives like "grand", "beau", and "joli" agree in gender and number with masculine singular nouns.


  True
• The sentence "Les grands châteaux sont magnifiques" uses a masculine plural adjective correctly.


  True
• The sentence "Les robes grandes" uses a feminine plural adjective correctly.


  True
• Irregular gender changes in adjectives must be memorized for accurate agreement.


  True
• BAGS adjectives (Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size) come before the noun.
• For masculine singular nouns, the adjective takes the masculine singular form
• Adjectives for feminine singular nouns typically end in -e
• Attributive adjectives are placed before the noun they modify.
• Predicative adjectives describe the subject of a sentence.
• What three words are used to express comparison in French adjectives?

  Plus, moins, aussi
• What is the structure for forming the superlative degree of an adjective in French?

  le/la/les plus/moins + adjective
• What ending do adjectives take for feminine singular nouns in French?

  -e
• Adjectives in French must agree in gender and number with pronouns as well as nouns.


  True
• Adjectives take the feminine singular form by adding "-e" to the masculine singular form.


  True
• La maison prend la forme féminine de l'adjectif belle
• Match the masculine singular adjective with its plural form:

  grand ↔️ grands

  petit ↔️ petits

  beau ↔️ beaux

  joli ↔️ jolis
• Les adjectifs modifient ou décrivent les noms et les pronoms
• Adjectives in French must agree in both gender and number with the nouns they modify.


  True
• An adjective modifying "livre" in French must be in its masculine singular form.


  True
• An adjective modifying "sœur" in French must end in "-e".


  True