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Rising intonation

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No change in subject-verb (Vous êtes d’ici?)

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Tag questions

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n’est-ce pas (isn’t it?) at the end
[speaker expects agreement]
[no change in subject-verb order]
(Tu es allemand, n’est-ce pas?)

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Est-ce que

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Est ce-que (are we / does she / etc) + subject + verb
[no change in subject + verb order]
(Est-ce qu’elle a une opinion?)

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qui

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who

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quel/quelle(s) + noun =verb

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what (as adjective) (quelle heure est-il?)

always agrees with noun

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quand

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when (quand arrive-t-elle?)

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Pronoun subjects (nous, vous ,tu, etc) (except je)

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Verb-subject + … (êtes-vous déjà en retard?)

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Negative with inversion

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Ne/n’ + verb + pronoun + pas + … (N’ont-ils pas soif?)

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Il / Elle / on with inversion

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Verb + t + pronoun + … (A-t-on adresse de Marianne?)

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Il y a (positive)

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Y a-t-il (is there/are there) (y a-t-il des devoirs?)

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Il y a (negative)

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N’y a-t-il pas de + … (isn’t there) (N’y a-t-il pas d’eau?)

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Il y a (everyday language)

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No change (il y a des devoirs?)

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Noun subjects (names, sir, madam)

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Noun subject + inverted pronoun

ce monsieur est-il français?

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persons: subject long form

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qui est-ce qui + verb (who) (qui est-ce qui arrive?)

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persons: subject short form

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qui + verb (who) (qui arrive?)

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things: subject long form

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que est-ce qui + verb (what)

que est-ce qui est dans la rue?

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persons: object long form

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qui est-ce que + subject + verb (whom)

que est-ce que tu invites?

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persons: object short form

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qui + verb-subject (whom) (qui invites-tu?)

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things: object long form

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qu’est-ce que + subject + verb (what)

qu’est ce que tu as?

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things: object short form

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que/qu’ + verb + subject

qu’a-t-til?) / (que regarde Iris?

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comment

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how are you? (comment vas-tu?)

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combien (de/d’)

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how much (combien coûte-t-il?)

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where (où vas-tu?)

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quel/quelle(s) + être + noun

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what (quel est ton film préféré?)

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pourquoi

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why (pourqoui Gérard arrive-t-il si tard?)

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parce que

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because