TB1 U3LB Adjective Agreement Rules

An adjective describes a ___ or ____.

• Direct Object, noun

• conjunction, pronoun

• verb, noun

• noun, pronoun

Vrai ou faux? Adjectives must agree in number and gender with the noun or pronoun it describes.

• vrai

• faux

Which of the following demonstrates proper agreement, both in number and gender?

• Il y a une trousse intéressant.

• Il y a une trousse intéressants.

• Il y a des trousses intéressantes.

• Il y a des trousses intéressant.

To make most adjectives feminine...

• add an -é to the masculine form

• add an -e to the masculine form

• leave it in its masculine form

• add an -s

If an adjective ends in a consonant and you want to make it feminine...

• drop the final consonant of the masculine form

• double the final consonant

• double the final consonant and add -e

• double the final consonant and add -a

If an adjective already ends in -e...

• there is no change in the feminine singular form

• you must add -é for the feminine singular form

• you must drop the final -e to make it feminine (s)

• None of the above

Which formula is correct for forming plural adjectives?

• singular adjective + nne

• singular adjective + s

• singular adjective + is

• singular adjective + e

If an adjective already ends in -s and you want to make it plural...

• add -s

• add -z

• add -es

• Leave it alone!

If an adjective already ends in -e and you want a fem.sing form...

• there is no change in the feminine singular form

• you must add -é for the feminine singular form

• you must drop the final -e to make it feminine (in singular form)

• None of the above

Vrai ou faux? Just like English, in French adjectives all precede (come before) the noun or pronoun they describe.

• vrai

• faux