A Comprehensive Guide to French Grammar Essentials
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French
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10th Grade
A Comprehensive Guide to French Grammar Essentials" is an in-depth resource covering fundamental aspects of French grammar. It delves into topics such as articles, personal pronouns, adjectives, comparatives, superlatives, and possessive adjectives. The guide provides explanations, examples, and ex...
Unit 1
Les Articles:
● Nouns in French are always preceded by an article
● Articles can have 3 different "genders" based on the noun they’re about: *Masculine, Feminine, or
plural*
● Articles can be definite, (THE pencil), or indefinite, (A pencil)
○ Definite: Le/La/Les
○ Indfinite: Un/Une/Des
Les Pronoms Personnels:
● Pronouns are used to replace a name
● In french: Je, Tu, Il/Elle, Nouns, Vouch, Ils/Elles
Les Adjectifs:
● Describe a noun
● In french, adjectives go *after* the noun
○ Ex: un homme intelligent
● Adjectives need to AGREE w/ the noun
○ Ex: des filles intelligentes
● *EXCEPTION*: BANGS (Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, Size) adjectives go before!!
Le Comparatif
● To compare nouns, there's a specific structure:
○ [Noun] (est/sont) (plus/moins/aussi) [Adjective] que [Noun]
● If u want to say *is better or is worse than other*:
○ *Meilleur(e)(s) que for better*, and *Pire(s) que for worse*
Le Superlatif
● Sentence structure for a superlative
○ [Noun] (est/sont) (le/la/les) (meilleur(e)(s)/Pire(s))
Les Adjectifs Possessifs
● Adjectives that describe possession are possessive.
○ Ex: my, your, his, her, etc…
● Possessive adj must *agree* with the noun
○ Ex: mon stylo, ma gomme, mes ciseaux
● *Exception*: you should always use MON or MES for plural nouns that begin with a
vowel.
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