Grammar ~ Adjectives ~ Number Agreement Flashcards
How to get adjective number plural form:
With masculine singular being:
“Henri est élégant” (“Henry is elegant”), the plural is formed by changing the noun to be more than one person, then changing verb from “et” to “_____” and, finally,adding the letter “__” at the end of “élégant”.
So you would say: “Henri and Philippe ARE (“______”) elegant (the plural form being “________”
Adding an “s” to a masculine or feminine form
“Henri et Philippe sont élégants”
If you’re using plural with a group that has both masculine and feminine members, do you use the masculine or feminine plural form?
The masculine form (“Henri et Claire sont élégants”)
If the “Occupé” (m) or “Occupée” (f) is made plural, the words become
“Occupés” or “Occupées”
Where are most of the French adjectives placed?
AFTER the noun they modify
“Bernard et un homme agréable”.
If the masculine form of an adjective ends in an unaccented “e” what do you do to go from masculine to feminine?
You don’t have to change anything. In this case you just keep the “e” ending.
With “number agreement”, adding a silent “s” to the end of a masculine or feminine form gives you the ________ form?
plural
Change the following sentence from masculine to feminine: “Henri est élégant.”
“Claire est élégante.”
Change the following sentence from masculine to feminine: “Henri et Phillipe sont élégants.”
“Claire et Lise sont élégantes.”
With this group of nationality ~ the group in which the “n” of adjectives whose masculine singular form ends in “ien”~?how does it change when you’re using the feminine form?
So, for example, “algérien” becomes “__________”?
You add an “ne” to the end
So, it becomes:”algérienne”.
“They are (English)” =
“Ils sont (anglais.)”
“They are (Swiss actresses).”
“Ce sont des actrices suisses.”
“Marie isn’t Mexican.”
“Marie n’est pas mexicaine.”
“They (feminine) are reserved.”
“Elles sont réservés.”
