Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative Adjectives

• Demonstrative adjectives are used to point out specific people or things.

• In English the demonstrative adjectives we use are "this," "that," "these," and "those."

• In French, we use "ce," "cet," and "cette" to mean both "this" and "that"

• In French, we use "ces" to mean both "these" and "those"

Multiple Choice

Demonstrative Adjectives are used for what purpose?

• to pick out specific people or things

• describe color

• compare and contrast objects

Multiple Select

Demonstrative Adjectives in English mean which of the following:

• this

• that

• these

• those

• which

Agreement!

• Because these are ADJECTIVES, these words (ce, cet, cette, and ces) need to AGREE with the NOUN that they are describing.

• CE - masculine singular

• CET - masculine singular with a vowel

• CETTE - feminine singular

• CES - all plural

Agreement Examples:

• Un pantalon - (masculine, singular) --> CE pantalon

• Un imper - (masculine, singular, VOWEL) --> CET imper

• Une robe - (feminine, singular) --> CETTE robe

• Des chaussures - (feminine, plural) --> CES chaussures

• Des gants - (masculine, plural) --> CES gants

Multiple Choice

Which of the following do you use for ALL PLURAL?

• CE

• CET

• CETTE

• CES

Multiple Choice

Which of the following do you use for MASC. SING. WITH A VOWEL?

• CE

• CET

• CETTE

• CES

Multiple Choice

Which of the following do you use for FEM. SING.?

• CE

• CET

• CETTE

• CES

Multiple Choice

Which of the following do you use for MASC. SING.?

• CE

• CET

• CETTE

• CES

Faites Attention:

• Ce t-shirt

• This t-shirt

• That t-shirt

• Ces chaussettes

• These socks

• Those socks

Faites Attention

• It depends on the context of your sentence if "ce t-shirt" means this or that t-shirt. Both translations ARE CORRECT.

Multiple Select

What is the translation of "cette robe"? (MORE THAN 1 CORRECT ANSWER)

• This dress

• Those dresses

• These dresses

• That dress

Multiple Select

What is the translation of "ces écharpes"? (MORE THAN 1 CORRECT ANSWER)

• these scarves

• Those scarves

• that scarf

• this scarf

One more thing...

• Ce chapeau-ci

• Ce chapeau-là

• Sometimes "-ci" or "-là" can be added onto an object when a demonstrative adjective is used. This adds another level of comparison.

• This hat here vs. That hat there

• This comes in handy to describe clothing items when you're shopping!

Multiple Choice

Cette cravate-ci means...

• this tie here

• this tie there

Multiple Choice

Cette cravate-là means...

• that tie here

• that tie there

-Ci...-Là

• It is not necessary to add "-ci" or "-là"

• They are used to add a more differentiation between two specific objects.

Now...Let's Pratice!

Pratiquons!

Multiple Choice

_____ chemise (f)

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

Multiple Choice

_____ manteau (m)

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

Multiple Choice

_____ gants (m)

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

Multiple Choice

_____ écharpe (f)

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

Multiple Choice

_____ chaussures (f)

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces