FIA Grammar Chapter 18

Question 1

What expression do you use to describe what people in a certain profession actually do?

Painters paint.

Teachers teach.

Answer 1

• faire de*
• Les peintres font de la peinture.*
• Les enseignants font de l’enseignement.*

Question 2

How do you express the distinction between professionals and nonprofessionals in sports, music, and the arts?

He plays the piano.

He makes photos.

He makes paintings.

vs.

He is a pianist.

He is a photographer.

He is a painter.

Answer 2

• jouer de* or faire de + article vs. etre and the occupational title
• Il joue du piano.*
• Il fait de la photo.*
• Il fait de la peinture.*

vs.

• Il est pianiste.*
• Il est photograph.*
• Il est peintre.*

Question 3

What prepositional phrase is equivalent to à la maison? What kind of pronouns do you use after this prepositional phrase?

Answer 3

chez

You use disjunctive (stressed) pronouns.

• chez soi*
• chez moi*
• chez toi*
• chez lui*
• chez elle*
• chez nous*
• chez vous*
• chez eux*
• chez elles*

Question 4

1. Where are object pronouns positioned in the indicative?

You bother her.

2. Where are object pronouns positioned in the negative imperative?

Don’t bother her!

3. Where are object pronouns positioned in the positive imperative?

Leave her in peace!

Answer 4

1. The object pronoun comes before the verb.
   * Tu l’embêtes.*
2. The object pronoun comes before the verb.
   * Ne l’embêtes pas!*
3. The object pronoun comes after the verb.
   * Laisse-la tranquille!*

Question 5

In a positive imperative, when you would usually use direct object pronouns, what do you use instead of me and te?

Leave me in peace!

Disturb yourself!

Answer 5

• moi* and toi
• Laisse-moi tranquille!*
• Dérange-toi!*

Question 6

How would you say the following?

1. The boat is hers.
2. It’s her boat.
3. It belongs to her.

Answer 6

1. Le bateau est à elle.

Note the use of the disjunctive/stressed pronoun after the preposition (moi, toi, lui/elle, nous, vous, eux/elles).

2. C’est son bateau.

Note the use of the possessive adjective (mon, ton, son, notre, votre, leur).

3. Il lui appartient.

Note the use of the indirect object pronoun (me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur).

Question 7

Where do indirect object pronouns go in a sentence?

She smiled at Robert.

She smiled at him.

Answer 7

Before the verb.

• Elle sourit à Robert.*
• Elle lui sourit.*

Question 8

1. List the direct object pronouns.
2. List the indirect object pronouns.

Answer 8

1. Direct object pronouns:
   * me*
   * te*
   * le/la*
   * nous*
   * vous*
   * les*
2. Indirect object pronouns:
   * me*
   * te*
   * lui*
   * nous*
   * vous*
   * leur*

Question 9

How would you say the following?

That works.

That doesn’t work.

That always works.

That doesn’t always work.

That works sometimes.

That doesn’t work anymore.

That never works.

Answer 9

• Ça marche.*
• Ça ne marche pas.*
• Ça marche toujours.*
• Ça ne marche pas toujours.*
• Ça marche quelquefois.*
• Ça ne marche plus.*
• Ça ne marche jamais.*