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Mémo grammaire 227 deux cent vingt-sept Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns J’assure! What are they? Demonstrative adjectives are: ‘this’, ‘these’, ‘that’ and ‘those’, followed by a noun. Demonstrative pronouns are: ‘this one’, ‘these ones’, ‘that one’ and ‘those ones’. Why are they important? They help you to clarify which person or thing you are referring to. Using them correctly in your GCSE could help you to achieve an A or A*. How do they work ? Demonstrative adjectives must agree with the noun they refer to: Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural ce (cet in front of a vowel or silent h) cette ces ces To distinguish between ‘this’ and ‘that’ or ‘these’ and ‘those’, you add –ci or –to the noun. cette cravate-ci this tie ces gants-là those gloves To say ‘this one’, ‘that one’, ‘these ones’ or ‘those ones’, you use a demonstrative pronoun. They must agree with the noun they are referring to. celui celle ceux celles As with demonstrative adjectives, you use –ci or –là to be more specific. «Quel chapeau?» «Celui-là.» ‘Which hat?’ ‘That one.’ «Quelles chaussettes?» «Celles-ci.» ‘Which socks?’ ‘These ones.’ To ask ‘which one?’ or ‘which ones?’, you use the following pronouns. They must agree with the noun they refer to. Lequel? Laquelle? Lesquels? Lesquelles? «J’aime cet imperméable.» «Lequel?» «Celui-ci.» «Je vais acheter cette casquette.» «Laquelle?» «Celle-là.» ‘I like this raincoat.’ ‘Which one?’ ‘This one.’ ‘I’m going to buy that cap.’ ‘Which one?’ ‘That one.’ 1 Fill in the correct form of the demonstrative adjective, then translate the phrases. 1 chemise-ci 3 jogging-là 5 garçon-là 7 bananes-ci 2 gants-là 4 baskets-ci 6 boulangerie-ci 8 œuf-là 2 Copy out and complete the dialogue, using the words in the box. ce celle celles celui ces cette ci laquelle lequel lesquelles Théo, regarde la photo. Je sors avec ( 1) fille demain soir! ( 2) ? La fille aux cheveux blonds? Non, ( 3) -là, la fille aux cheveux noirs. Elle s’appelle Claire. Elle est jolie! Qu’est ce que tu vas porter? Pas ( 4) tee-shirt moche! Non, je vais porter ma nouvelle chemise et ( 5) baskets. ( 6) ? Celles-(7) ou (8) -là? Celles-( 9) , les Nike. D’accord, ça va. Et vous allez où? Au cinéma. On va voir un film d’action. ( 10) ? Indiana Jones? Non, ( 11) au Cinéma Gaumont: le dernier James Bond. Alors, amusez-vous bien!

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Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns J’assure!What are they? Demonstrative adjectives are: ‘this’, ‘these’, ‘that’ and ‘those’, followed by a noun. Demonstrative pronouns are: ‘this one’, ‘these ones’, ‘that one’ and ‘those ones’.

Why are they important?They help you to clarify which person or thing you are referring to. Using them correctly in your GCSE could help you to achieve an A or A*.

How do they work ? Demonstrative adjectives must agree with the noun they refer to:

Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural

ce (cet in front of a vowel or silent h)

cette ces ces

To distinguish between ‘this’ and ‘that’ or ‘these’ and ‘those’, you add –ci or –là to the noun. cette cravate-ci this tie ces gants-là those gloves To say ‘this one’, ‘that one’, ‘these ones’ or ‘those ones’, you use a demonstrative pronoun.

They must agree with the noun they are referring to.

celui celle ceux celles

As with demonstrative adjectives, you use –ci or –là to be more speci� c. «Quel chapeau?» «Celui-là.» ‘Which hat?’ ‘That one.’ «Quelles chaussettes?» «Celles-ci.» ‘Which socks?’ ‘These ones.’ To ask ‘which one?’ or ‘which ones?’, you use the following pronouns. They must agree with

the noun they refer to.

Lequel? Laquelle? Lesquels? Lesquelles?

«J’aime cet imperméable.» «Lequel?» «Celui-ci.» «Je vais acheter cette casquette.» «Laquelle?» «Celle-là.»‘I like this raincoat.’ ‘Which one?’ ‘This one.’ ‘I’m going to buy that cap.’ ‘Which one?’ ‘That one.’

1 Fill in the correct form of the demonstrative adjective, then translate the phrases.

1 chemise-ci 3 jogging-là 5 garçon-là 7 bananes-ci 2 gants-là 4 baskets-ci 6 boulangerie-ci 8 œuf-là

2 Copy out and complete the dialogue, using the words in the box.

ce celle celles celui ces cette ci là laquelle lequel lesquelles

Théo, regarde la photo. Je sors avec ( ■ 1) � lle demain soir!( ● 2) ? La � lle aux cheveux blonds?Non, ( ■ 3) -là, la � lle aux cheveux noirs. Elle s’appelle Claire. Elle est jolie! Qu’est ce que tu vas porter? Pas ( ● 4) tee-shirt moche!Non, je vais porter ma nouvelle chemise et ( ■ 5) baskets.( ● 6) ? Celles-(7) ou (8) -là?Celles-( ■ 9) , les Nike. D’accord, ça va. Et vous allez où? ●

Au cinéma. On va voir un � lm d’action. ■

( ● 10) ? Indiana Jones? Non, ( ■ 11) au Cinéma Gaumont: le dernier James Bond.Alors, amusez-vous bien! ●