The adjective An adjective is a word which describes a noun or pronoun An adjective is a word which describes a noun or pronoun Different types of adjective.

The adjectiveThe adjective

An adjective is a word which An adjective is a word which describes a noun or pronoundescribes a noun or pronoun

Different types of adjective are Different types of adjective are classified according to the way they classified according to the way they describe a noun or pronoun:describe a noun or pronoun:

(1) Descriptive(1) Descriptive (4) Demonstrative(4) Demonstrative

(2) Possessive(2) Possessive

(3) Interrogative(3) Interrogative

Which type of adjective in English?Which type of adjective in English? His His book is lostbook is lost She read an She read an interesting interesting bookbook WhatWhat book is lost? book is lost? OurOur parents are away parents are away ThisThis teacher is excellent teacher is excellent He has He has brown brown eyeseyes ThatThat question is appropriate question is appropriate

In English, adjectives do not change In English, adjectives do not change their form, regardless of the noun or their form, regardless of the noun or pronoun describedpronoun described

In French, adjectives change in In French, adjectives change in order to agree in gender and order to agree in gender and number with the noun or pronoun number with the noun or pronoun they modify.they modify.

French descriptive French descriptive adjectivesadjectives

Most descriptive adjectives in Most descriptive adjectives in French add an –e to the masculine French add an –e to the masculine form to make the feminine form and form to make the feminine form and an –s to the masculine singular or an –s to the masculine singular or feminine singular form to make it feminine singular form to make it pluralplural

French descriptive French descriptive adjectivesadjectives

MostMost French descriptive adjectives French descriptive adjectives come after the noun they modifycome after the noun they modify

Translate:Translate: She is reading an interesting bookShe is reading an interesting book Paul is a handsome boy and Mary is Paul is a handsome boy and Mary is

a pretty girla pretty girl

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Identify the adjectives in the sentences Identify the adjectives in the sentences below and state what type of adjective below and state what type of adjective they are:they are:

The young man was reading a French The young man was reading a French newspapernewspaper

She looked pretty in her new red dressShe looked pretty in her new red dress It is interestingIt is interesting The old piano could still produce good The old piano could still produce good

musicmusic Paul was tired after his long walkPaul was tired after his long walk

French possessive French possessive adjectivesadjectives

A possessive adjective is a word which A possessive adjective is a word which describes a noun by showing who describes a noun by showing who possesses that noun.possesses that noun.

In English: In English: possessive adjectives are possessive adjectives are identified according to the person they identified according to the person they represent.represent.

A possessive adjective changes according A possessive adjective changes according to the possessor, regardless of the objects to the possessor, regardless of the objects possessed.possessed.

In French, a possessive adjective In French, a possessive adjective changes according to the possessor, changes according to the possessor, but unlike English it but unlike English it also agrees, also agrees, like all French adjectives, in like all French adjectives, in gender and number with the gender and number with the noun possessed.noun possessed.

Possessive adjectivesPossessive adjectives

m m (sing)(sing)

f (sing)f (sing) pluralplural EnglishEnglish

mymy

your your (tu)(tu)

his, his, her, itsher, its

ourour

your your (vous)(vous)

theirtheir

Possessive adjectivesPossessive adjectives

m m (sing)(sing)

f (sing)f (sing) pluralplural EnglishEnglish

monmon mama mesmes mymy

tonton tata testes your your (tu)(tu)

sonson sasa sesses his, his, her, itsher, its

notrenotre notrenotre nosnos ourour

votrevotre votrevotre vosvos your your (vous)(vous)

leurleur leurleur leursleurs theirtheir

Singular possessorsSingular possessors

Singular possessors:Singular possessors: my, your (tu form), his, her, itsmy, your (tu form), his, her, its In French, each of these possessive In French, each of these possessive

adjectives has three forms adjectives has three forms depending on the gender and depending on the gender and number of the noun possessed. number of the noun possessed.

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Anne reads my bookAnne reads my book Anne reads her bookAnne reads her book Paul knows my friendPaul knows my friend Paul reads my letterPaul reads my letter John looks at his mumJohn looks at his mum

Plural possessorsPlural possessors

Plural possessors:Plural possessors: our, your (vous-form), theirour, your (vous-form), their In French, each of these possessive In French, each of these possessive

adjectives has only two forms, adjectives has only two forms, depending on the number of the depending on the number of the noun possessed (i.e. whether it is noun possessed (i.e. whether it is singular or plural). singular or plural).


noun possessed is singular:noun possessed is singular: notre, notre, votre, leurvotre, leur

Mary is our daughterMary is our daughter Paul reads your letterPaul reads your letter They read their letterThey read their letter


Noun possessed is plural:Noun possessed is plural: nos, nos, vos, leursvos, leurs

The parents are our friendsThe parents are our friends Anne reads your booksAnne reads your books They read their lettersThey read their letters

Interrogative adjectivesInterrogative adjectives

An interrogative adjective is a word An interrogative adjective is a word that asks for information about a that asks for information about a noun.noun.

In English: the words which and In English: the words which and what are interrogative adjectives what are interrogative adjectives when they come in front of a noun when they come in front of a noun and are used to ask a question about and are used to ask a question about that noun.that noun.


In French, there is only one In French, there is only one interrogative adjective: interrogative adjective: quelquel

It changes to agree in gender and It changes to agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies.number with the noun it modifies.


Noun modified is harder to identify Noun modified is harder to identify when it is separated from the when it is separated from the interrogative adjective;interrogative adjective;

What is your address?What is your address? Which are his favourite books?Which are his favourite books?

Careful!Careful!

The word ‘what’ is not always an The word ‘what’ is not always an interrogative adjective.interrogative adjective.

e.g. ‘What is on the table’ it is an e.g. ‘What is on the table’ it is an interrogative pronoun. interrogative pronoun.

Demonstrative adjectivesDemonstrative adjectives

A demonstrative adjective is a word A demonstrative adjective is a word use to point out a noun:use to point out a noun:

This This book is interestingbook is interesting In English, the demonstrative In English, the demonstrative

adjectives are: adjectives are: thisthis and and thatthat in the in the singular and singular and thesethese and and those those in the in the plural.plural.


In French, there is only one In French, there is only one demonstrative adjective: demonstrative adjective: cece

It changes to agree in gender and It changes to agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies.number with the noun it modifies.

Therefore, in order to say ‘Therefore, in order to say ‘thatthat book’ book’ or ‘or ‘thisthis dress’, start by analysing the dress’, start by analysing the noun noun bookbook or or dressdress..


(1) noun modified is masculine (1) noun modified is masculine singular and starts with a consonant singular and starts with a consonant cece

This (or that) book is on the tableThis (or that) book is on the table

(2)(2) noun modified is masculine noun modified is masculine singular and starts with a vowel singular and starts with a vowel cetcet

This (or that) appartment is largeThis (or that) appartment is large


(3)(3) noun modified is feminine noun modified is feminine singular singular cettecette

This (or that) dress is prettyThis (or that) dress is pretty

(4)(4) noun modified is plural noun modified is plural cesces These (or those) books are on the These (or those) books are on the

tabletable


To distinguish between what is close To distinguish between what is close to the speaker (this, these) from to the speaker (this, these) from what is far from the speaker (that, what is far from the speaker (that, those), those), -ci-ci or or -là-là can be added after can be added after the noun.the noun.

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These book are expensive, but those These book are expensive, but those books are not expensive.books are not expensive.

The beautiful gardens.The beautiful gardens. They read their letter.They read their letter. What is your favourite city?What is your favourite city?

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