I. Les adjectifs descriptifs

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CHAPITRE'2'
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Les'adjectifs'descriptifs'
Comparatif'et'superlatif'
Tout/tous/toute/toutes'
Il/elle'est'vs.'C’est''
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Adjectives'agree'with'number'and'gender.'Add'these'ending'to'the'adjectives'to'agree'with'the'
noun'its'modifying'
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Masculine'and'feminine'changes':'
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Keux'
Keuse'
Ker'
Kère'
Kete'
Kète'
Kf'
Kve'
Keur'
Keuse'
Kteur'
Ktrice'
Kien'
Kienne'
Keil'
Keille'
Kos/Kas'
Ksse'
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TYPICALLY':'adjectives'follow'the'noun'it'modifies'
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Meaning'changes'according'to'the'position'in'the'
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Ex:'Un'grand'home'='a'great'man'
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Un'home'grand='a'tall'man'

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A.!Comparatif''
Comparing'adjectives':''
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Equality'
Superiority'
Inferiority'
Aussi'+'adj.'+'que'
Plus'+'adj.'+'que'
Moins'+'adj.'+'que'
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Comparing'people':'
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Superiority'
Inferiority'
Autant'de'+'nom'+'que'
Plus'de'+'nom'+'que'
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Comparing'verbs':'
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Equality'
Superiority'
Inferiority'
Verbe'+'autant''que'
Verbe'+'plus'que'
Verbe'+'moins'que'
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B.!Superlatif''
Using'adverbs/adjectives':'
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Supériorité':'article'défini'+'nom+'le/la/les'plus'+'adj.'+'nom'+'de'
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Verbs':'
Supériorité':'verbe'+'le'plus'
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Infériorité':'verbe'+'le'moins'
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Names':'
Supériorité':'le'plus'de'+'nom'
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Infériorité':'le'moins'de'+'nom'
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A.!As'an'adjective':'the$entire,$the$whole,$all,$every'
a.!Placed'before'the'noun'
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B.!As'a'pronoun':'everyone,$all$of$them'
a.!3'forms':'tout,'tous,'and'toutes'
b.!usually'follows'a'helping'verb'like'avoir'or'être''
C.!As'an'adverb':'
a.!Placed'after'the'noun'but'before'the'adjective'
b.!Does'not'agree'unless'in'feminine'singular'form'
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A.!Questions'that'require'a'yes/no'answer':'
a.!EstKce'que…'?'
b.!Inversion'
i.!«'AimesKtu…'?'»'
ii.!«'N’aimesKtu'pas…'?'»'
iii.!«'AsKtu…'?'»'
c.!«'….n’estKce'pas'?'»'
d.!Intonation':'rising'of'the'voice.'Informal'
B.!Les'mots'interrogatifs':'
a.!Quand'
b.!Pourquoi'
c.!Où'
d.!Qu’estKce'que''
e.!Combien'
f.!Comment'
C.!Quel,'quelle,'quels,'et'quelles'
a.!Which$or$what$
b.!Only'be'followed'by'a'noun'or'conjugated'form'of'«'être'»$
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a.!C’est'='identification'
i.!C’est'+'le'nom'détermine/propre'

ii.!Modified'noun'&'adverb'
iii.!Contains'an'article''
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b.!Il/elle'est'='qualification'
i.!Il/elle'+'terme'ayant'valeur'd’adjectif'
1.!Job'
2.!Nationality'
3.!Marriage'
4.!Religion,'etc'
ii.!Does'not'contain'an'article'
iii.!Unmodified'noun'&'adverb'
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