3A Descriptive Adjectives

Question 1

French adjectives are usually placed _____ the noun they modify when they don’t directly follow form of être.

Answer 1

AFTER

example**
le PèRE est AMéRICAIN

Question 2

Generally add ___ to make an adjective feminine. If an adjective already ends in an unaccented __ add nothing. To make an adjective plural, generally add ___. If an adjective already ends in an ___ add nothing.

Answer 2

“-E”
“-E”
“-S”
“-S”

Question 3

Use the expression _______________ to describe someone or something of medium size.

Answer 3

“de taille moyenne”

EXAMPLE
Victor est un homme de taille moyenne.
Victor is a man of medium height

Question 4

______ does not agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Answer 4

“marron”

EXAMPLE
man neveu a les yeux marron
my nephew has brown eyes

Question 5

When placed before a MASCULINE SINGULAR noun that begins with a VOWEL sound, these adjectives have a special form.

Answer 5

Beau—> bel —> un BEL appartement
Vieux—> vieil —> un vieil homme
Nouveau—> nouvel —> un nouvel ami

Question 6

The plural indefinite article ___ changes to __ when the adjective comes before the noun.

Answer 6

“DES”—> “DE”

EXAMPLE
J’habite avec DE BONS AMIS
I live with good friends

Question 7

Some adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun they modify.

B. A. N. G. S.

Answer 7

B- beauty
A- age
N- newness
G- goodness
S- size