French Grammatical Categories Flashcards (31 cards)

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1Question

En combien de classes grammaticales les mots français sont-ils répartis ?

Answer

En 9 classes grammaticales.

2Question

Combien de classes grammaticales variables le français compte-t-il ?

Answer

5 classes variables.

3Question

Quelles sont les cinq classes grammaticales variables ?

Answer

Les noms, les déterminants, les pronoms, les adjectifs qualificatifs et les verbes.

4Question

Combien de classes grammaticales invariables le français compte-t-il ?

Answer

4 classes invariables.

5Question

Quelles sont les quatre classes grammaticales invariables ?

Answer

Les adverbes, les prépositions, les conjonctions et les interjections.

6Question

What does a common noun name?

Answer

An object or state.

7Question

What does a proper noun name?

Answer

A person, place, country, or unique thing.

8Question

Where does a determiner appear in relation to a noun?

Answer

Before the noun, forming a noun phrase.

9Question

What does a determiner usually agree with?

Answer

The noun it accompanies.

10Question

Which determiners are exceptions to agreement?

Answer

Cardinal numerals and, in some cases, “vingt” and “cent”.

11Question

Which article types are determiner subclasses?

Answer

Definite, indefinite, and partitive articles.

12Question

Which non-article types are determiner subclasses?

Answer

Indefinite, numeral, interrogative, exclamative, possessive, and demonstrative determiners.

13Question

What does a pronoun replace or refer to?

Answer

A noun or noun phrase, or the interlocutors.

14Question

Which subclasses of pronouns are recognized?

Answer

Personal, relative, indefinite, interrogative, possessive, and demonstrative pronouns.

15Question

What does a qualifying adjective do, and with what does it agree?

Answer

It characterizes a noun and agrees with it in gender and number.

16Question

What are the three functions of a qualifying adjective?

Answer

Epithet, attribute, or appositive.

17Question

How is an epithet qualifying adjective positioned relative to its noun?

Answer

Directly beside the noun without a copular verb.

18Question

How is an attribute qualifying adjective linked to its noun?

Answer

By a copular verb.

19Question

How is an appositive qualifying adjective set apart?

Answer

It is detached by a comma.

20Question

What does a verb indicate?

Answer

A state or an action.

21Question

Which verbs are the auxiliaries in French?

Answer

Être and avoir.

22Question

Which French verb groups are illustrated by passer, finir, and aller, respectively?

Answer

The first, second, and third groups.

23Question

Qu’est-ce qu’une préposition ?

Answer

Un mot de liaison, comme à, de, pour, sans, avec ou chez.

24Question

Quels sont les deux types de conjonctions ?

Answer

Les conjonctions de coordination et les conjonctions de subordination.

25Question

Quelles conjonctions de coordination sont mentionnées ?

Answer

Mais, ou, et, donc, or, ni et car.

26Question

Quelles conjonctions de subordination sont mentionnées ?

Answer

Comme, quoique, si et si bien que.

27Question

What distinguishes a relational adjective from other qualifying adjectives?

Answer

It is used as an epithet, takes no degree modifier, and is equivalent to a noun complement.

28Question

Quels adverbes interrogatifs sont mentionnés ?

Answer

Pourquoi, où et comment.

29Question

Quels autres adverbes sont mentionnés ?

Answer

Bien, très, lentement, ici et non.

30Question

Quels exemples d’interjections onomatopéiques sont mentionnés ?

Answer

Boum, Splash et Wouf.

31Question

Quelles autres interjections sont mentionnées ?

Answer

Eh, Aïe et Oh.

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