Avoid Common Mistakes in French Descriptive Writing
Authored by Kim Hartley
World Languages
9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He is 16 years old.
Il a 16 ans.
Il est a 16.
Il est 16 ans.
Il a 16.
Answer explanation
avoir... ans = to be ...years old.
French don't say "I AM 16". They say "I HAVE 16 (years experience on this earth)".
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
She's a pretty girl.
Elle est jolie.
Elle est un fille jolie.
C'est une jolie fille.
Elle est joli.
Answer explanation
C'est un/C'est une = He is A.../ She is A .../It is A....)
Adjectives Agree!
Joli is a BAGS adjective (Beauty), so it comes before the noun.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Their son's name is Luc.
Le fils's nom est Luc.
Leur fils's nom a Luc.
Leur fils s'appelle Luc.
Leur fils s'apele est Luc.
Answer explanation
Remember: 's does NOT exist in French. Also, to give names, use the verb s'appeler. There are double p's and l's for all forms except nous and vous.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He has blue eyes.
Il les yeux bleus.
Il a bleu yeux.
Il est bleus yeux.
Il a les yeux bleus.
Answer explanation
Use le, la, les before body parts (hair and eyes). Also, cheveux (hair) and yeux (eyes) are always MP, even if they are on a girl. That means that hair and eye color always end in an -s (except marron, which is invariable).
Also, avoir = to HAVE ... colored hair/eyes.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He loves his dogs.
Il adore il cheins.
Il adore ses chiens.
Il adorent les chiens.
Ils adore le cheins.
Answer explanation
Ses = his/her/its, and make the s's match up!
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
his wife
sa femme
son femme
ses femmes
la femme
Answer explanation
Son, sa, ses ALL mean his. Choose the one that matches the word after. (SA = FS, femme = FS)
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
She is not polite.
Elle ne polie pas.
Elle ne est pas polie.
Elle n'est pas polie.
Elle ne pas polie.
Answer explanation
Ne/n'...pas wraps around the VERB like earmuffs. The verb is the action word, the one that takes endings or we sing a song for and copy on the pink sheet if irregular.
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