6.2 Adjectives

• What is the primary function of adjectives in French?

  Describe or modify nouns
• Predicative adjectives in French follow a linking verb to describe the subject.

  True
• How does the placement of adjectives in French differ from English?

  Before the noun
• Match the function of adjectives with their placement in French:

  Attributive ↔️ Before or after the noun

  Predicative ↔️ After a linking verb
• Feminine adjectives in French usually end in the letter e.
• What is the feminine form of the adjective *petit*?

  *petite*
• Unlike English, French adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun.
• Give an example of a masculine singular adjective in French.

  *petit*
• In French, adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.


  True
• Masculine adjectives in French can end in -e, -s, -t, or -x.

  True
• Steps to describe the position of adjectives in French

  1️⃣ Adjectives can be placed attributively before or after the noun

  2️⃣ Adjectives can be placed predicatively after a linking verb
• Match the type of adjective with its purpose and example:

  Descriptive ↔️ Describes qualities, e.g., *une robe verte*

  Possessive ↔️ Indicates ownership, e.g., *mon livre*

  Demonstrative ↔️ Points out specific nouns, e.g., *ce stylo*
• Descriptive adjectives in French are usually placed after the noun.

  True
• Comparative adjectives in French are formed by adding *plus* or moins
• In French, adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns
• How does the placement of adjectives in French differ from English?

  Usually before the noun
• An example of adjective placement in French is *un beau garçon
• An example of an attributive adjective is *une belle maison
• What two qualities must adjectives agree with in French?

  Gender and number
• Feminine adjectives are usually formed by adding -e to the masculine form.

  True
• An example of a masculine singular adjective is un petit garçon
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• An example of an attributive adjective in French is *une belle maison
• Match the type of adjective with its purpose:

  Descriptive ↔️ Describes qualities

  Possessive ↔️ Indicates ownership

  Demonstrative ↔️ Points out nouns
• All adjectives in French must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.


  True
• Match the irregular adjective with its feminine form:

  beau ↔️ belle

  nouveau ↔️ nouvelle

  vieux ↔️ vieille
• The feminine form of "nouveau" is "nouvelle".


  True
• What phrases are used to form superlative adjectives in French?

  le/la/les plus
• What are superlative adjectives used to indicate?

  Highest or lowest degree
• Superlative adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.


  True
• The French word for 'more' is plus
• Match the irregular comparative forms with their superlative forms:

  bon ↔️ meilleur

  mauvais ↔️ pire
• 'Petit' becomes 'plus petit' in its comparative form.

  True
• Match the possessive adjectives with their corresponding persons:

  mon ↔️ my

  ton ↔️ your

  son ↔️ his/her/its
• Demonstrative adjectives in French are used to point out specific nouns
• What is a common error related to adjective agreement in French?

  Incorrect gender agreement
• In the example *une belle maison*, the adjective is placed in an attributive position.
• French adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
• What are the two primary aspects of agreement for French adjectives?

  Gender and number
• Plural adjectives in French end in -s or -x.


  True