French I - Interrogatives Exclamations

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Study Guide French I – Interrogatives Exclamations 1. Asking for Information in French French uses interrogative adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns to ask questions. 1. Interrogative Adjective quel (which / what) Quel must agree in gender and number with the noun. Examples • Quelle chemise préfères - tu ? → Which shirt do you prefer? • Quels livres lis - tu ? → Which books are you reading? Ways to Ask the Same Question With est - ce que • Quelle chemise est - ce que tu préfères ?
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Study Guide With inversion • Quelle chemise préfères - tu ? Informal spoken French • Tu préfères quelle chemise ? Quel with a Preposition • De quelle chemise parles - tu ? → Which shirt are you talking about? Special Case with être Être can separate quel from its noun. Examples: • Quel est ton nom ? → What is your name? • Quelle est la date ? → What is the date? 2. Interrogative Adverbs Used to ask about time, place, reason, etc. Word Meaning comment how combien how much / many
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Study Guide quand when où where d'où from where pourquoi why Examples • Comment t'appelles - tu ? → What is your name? • Quand arrivent les invités ? → When are the guests arriving? • Où habite cette famille ? → Where does that family live? 3. Invariable Interrogative Pronouns These pronouns never change form . Pronoun Meaning qui who que / qu' what As Subject Followed by 3rd person singular verb Examples: • Qui est tombé ?
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Study Guide → Who fell? • Qu'est - ce qui est tombé ? → What fell? As Object of a Verb Examples: • Qui cherches - tu ? → Whom are you looking for? • Qu'est - ce que tu cherches ? → What are you looking for? Informal: • Tu cherches qui ? • Tu cherches quoi ? 4. Objects of Prepositions People → préposition + qui • À qui parles - tu ? → To whom are you speaking? Things → préposition + quoi • De quoi parles - tu ? → What are you talking about? Special Uses • À qui est ce livre ? → Whose book is this? • De qui es - tu le frère ? → Whose brother are you?

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