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Grammar patterns in a new language

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  1. Use the taught pattern for chanter, 'to sing'. Which form means 'we sing'?

    • nous chante
    • nous chantes
    • nous chantons

  2. In French, 'stylo' (pen) is masculine. Which article goes with it?

    • la stylo
    • le stylo
    • les stylo

  3. In French, adjectives always come before the noun, just like in English.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Someone writes 'je chantons' to mean 'I sing'. Use the taught chanter pattern. What needs changing?

    • Use chante with the subject je.
    • Use nous but keep the meaning I.
    • Keep both words for the meaning I.

  5. Porte, meaning door, is a feminine singular noun in French. Lina writes 'porte la' for 'the door'. Which correction fixes the article and its place?

    • la porte
    • le porte
    • porte le

  6. Word for word, French 'un vélo bleu' means 'a bicycle blue'. Which is the natural English phrase?

    • A bicycle blue
    • Blue a bicycle
    • A blue bicycle

  7. Spanish 'libro rojo' and French 'livre rouge' both mean 'red book'. In each phrase, the book word comes first. Which relation do they share?

    • The verb changes to match its subject.
    • The article changes to mark a plural.
    • The describing word follows the noun.

  8. French chaise means chair and is feminine. A learner says, 'A chair is not a person, so chaise cannot be feminine.' Which explanation fits grammatical gender?

    • Only words for people can have feminine gender in French.
    • Things have noun gender too; chaise is feminine.
    • Every French word for a thing must have masculine gender.
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  1. nous chantons · Remove -er from chanter to get chant-. With nous, add -ons: nous chantons.
  2. le stylo · 'Stylo' is masculine, so it pairs with 'le', not 'la'.
  3. False · Many French adjectives come after the noun, like 'voiture rouge' (car red).
  4. Use chante with the subject je. · Keep je for I. Add -e to chant- to make chante: je chante. Nous chantons would mean we sing.
  5. la porte · Use feminine la and place it before porte: la porte.
  6. A blue bicycle · In the English phrase, blue comes before bicycle: a blue bicycle.
  7. The describing word follows the noun. · Libro and livre name the book. Rojo and rouge describe its colour and follow those nouns.
  8. Things have noun gender too; chaise is feminine. · Grammatical gender belongs to the noun. A noun naming a thing can be feminine, as the supplied chaise example shows.
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