French Grammar: Relative Pronouns – [QUI] and [QUE]

… Identify: French Grammar: Relative Pronouns – [QUI] and [QUE] la grammaire française: les pronoms relatifs – [qui] et [que] Study: In French as well as in English, a relative clause describes a person or thing introduced in the main clause. A relative pronoun connects a relative clause to that person or thing. The person […]

French Grammar: Possessive Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Possessive Pronouns la grammaire française: les pronoms possessifs Indicates possession. Points out whose possessions. Agree in number and gender with the noun they replace. Review: LEAF French Grammar: Possessive Adjectives Study: Like Possessive Adjectives, Possessive Pronouns indicate possession. They let us know what is mine, yours, his, hers, or ours. Possessive Pronouns […]

French Grammar: Disjunctive Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Disjunctive Pronouns la grammaire française: les pronoms disjoints Disjunctive pronouns (les pronoms disjoints) – also known as stressed pronouns or emphatic pronouns – are used to refer to people whose names have already been mentioned or whose identity is obvious from context. They are used in several different types of situations, most […]

French Grammar: Double Object Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Double Object Pronouns la grammaire française: les compléments d’objet – position et ordre Double Object Pronouns occur when using both direct object pronouns and indirect object pronouns with the same verb!  Don’t get them confused with Direct Object Pronouns or Indirect Object Pronouns individually. Study: Double Object Pronouns occur when using both direct object pronouns […]

French Grammar: Indirect Object Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Indirect Object Pronouns la grammaire française: les compléments d’objet indirect Indirect Object Pronouns let us know to or for whom/what an action is intended. Don’t get them confused with Direct Object Pronouns or Double Object Pronouns! Study: An indirect object is a person or thing in a sentence “to whom/what” or “for […]

French Grammar: Direct Object Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Direct Object Pronouns la grammaire française: les compléments d’objets directs Direct Object Pronouns replace nouns in sentences. They indicate the direct recipient of an action (verb). Don’t get them confused with Indirect Object Pronouns or Double Object Pronouns. Study: Direct Object Pronouns replace nouns in sentences. They indicate the direct recipient of […]

French Grammar: Asking Questions – Variable Interrogative Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Asking Questions – Variable Interrogative Pronouns (Lequel/Lesquels/Laquelle/Lesquelles) French Interrogatives (les interrogatifs) are words that are used to ask questions! (They interrogate!) Asking different kinds of questions will help you manage every kind of day-to-day interaction in French. You need to ask questions in order to find out what’s going on!  Study: A “yes/no” question […]

French Grammar: Asking Questions – Interrogative Pronouns

Identify: French Grammar: Asking Questions – Interrogative Pronouns (Qui / Qu’est-ce qui / Que / Quoi) French Interrogative Pronouns (les pronoms interrogatifs) are words that are used to ask questions! (They interrogate!) Asking different kinds of questions will help you manage every kind of day-to-day interaction in French. You need to ask questions in order to find […]

French Grammar: Demonstrative Pronouns

Identify: French Grammar: Demonstrative Pronouns la grammaire française: les pronoms démonstratifs DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS point out (“demonstrate”) specific people, places, and things. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS agree in number and gender with the noun they replace. Study: Don’t get Demonstrative Pronouns confused with Demonstrative Adjectives! They look somewhat similar, but have different functions! Demonstrative Adjectives help to describe and identify people, places, […]

French Grammar: Commands with Object Pronouns

… Identify: French Grammar: Commands with Object Pronouns la grammaire française: l’impératif avec les pronoms Study: You can attach certain Direct Object Pronouns, Indirect Object Pronouns, Reflexive Pronouns, and the Adverbial Pronouns [Y] and [EN] to command forms! It’s important to pay attention to whether a command is affirmative or negative, since this will affect the order in which the object pronouns are […]