C. demonstrative pronouns ce/ca

Question 1

demonstrative pronoun ?

Answer 1

used instead of a noun to indicate the thing or persons,

whether singular or plural

Question 2

ce used with which verb?
and in the singular?
and means?

Answer 2

etre
c’est
means - it/they/this/that

Question 3

it’s an excellent idea

Answer 3

c’est une excellente idee

Question 4

they are my good friends

Answer 4

ce sont mon bons amis

Question 5

ca
means?
used in preference of?

Answer 5

this/that

cela

Question 6

that interests us

that us interests

Answer 6

ca nous interesse

Question 7

how much does that cost?

Answer 7

combien ca coute?

Question 8

ca/cela replaces? - unless the speaker is indicating something close at hand

Answer 8

ceci (ce+ici) - close by

Question 9

a blue coat, like this one

a coat blue, like this one

Answer 9

un manteau bleu, comme ceci

Question 10

the one (m sing/plu) - him/them

Answer 10

celui

ceux

Question 11

the ones (f sing/plu)

Answer 11

celle

celles

Question 12

look at these coats: the one that (m sing) i’m wearing is old, and the ones (m plur) in the cupboard are ugly

Answer 12

regarde ces manteaux: celui que je porte est vieux, et ceux qui sont dans le placard sont laids

Question 13

there are two types of dresses: the one (fem sing) i’m wearing and the ones (fem plural) i want to wear

there are two types of dresses: that which i’m wearing and the ones i want wear

Answer 13

il y a deux types de robes: celle que je porte et celles que je veux porter

Question 14

these shoes are my brother’s (those of (fem plur) my brother)

Answer 14

ces chaussures sont celles de mon frere

Question 15

my PC doesn’t work and Romain’s (that of Romain) is broken

my pc not work does and that of (the one of - m sing) romain is broken

Answer 15

mon PC ne marche pas et celui de Romain est casse

Question 16

emphatic forms are used when indicating the position of the thing being referred to

Answer 16

celui-ci
celui-la
celle-ci
celle-la
ceux-ci

Question 17

how much do the sandals cost? - these ones are very expensive and those ones are extremely expensive

what is the price of sandals ? these ones are very expensive and those ones are extremely expensive

Answer 17

quel est le prix des sandales ? - ceux-ci sont tres chers et ceux-la sont extremement chers

(ci- is abbrevaition of ici)