L'interrogation Flashcards
What are stressed pronouns?
Used for emphasis, usually at the beginning of a sentence
Examples of stressed pronouns
Moi Toi Lui/Elle Nous Vous Eux
Meaning of celui/celle/ceux/celles + ci
Becomes a demonstrative pronoun: ‘this one/these ones’
Meaning of celui/celle/ceux/celles + de + noun
Has a possessive meaning
Three ways to ask questions
Intonation ‘tu es venu?’
‘Est-ce que’ form without inversion ‘est-ce que tu venu?’
Subject-verb inversion ‘es-tu venu?’
How must yes/no questions where the subject is not a pronoun be phrased?
Include pronoun
Ways to ask questions using ‘quand’
Tu reviendras quand?
Quand est-ce que tu reviendras?
Quand reviendras-tu?
Ways to ask questions using ‘que/quoi’
Tu veux quoi?
Qu’est-ce que tu veux?
Que veux tu?
Ways to ask questions using ‘pourquoi’
Tu pleures pourquoi?
Pourquoi tu pleures?
Pourquoi est-ce que tu pleures?
Pourquoi pleures-tu?
Ways to ask questions using ‘qui’
Qui a bu le champagne? Qui est-ce qui a bu le champagne? Qui as-tu vu? Tu as vu qui? Qui est-ce que tu as vu?
Ways to ask questions using ‘comment’
On y va comment?
Comment est-ce qu’on y va?
Comment y va-t-on?
When to use ‘la manière dont’
When ‘how’ can only be replaced with ‘the way (in which)’
