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French I - Interrogatives Exclamations

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Study GuideFrench I–Interrogatives Exclamations1.Asking for Information in FrenchFrench usesinterrogative adjectives, adverbs, and pronounsto ask questions.1. Interrogative Adjective quel (which / what)Quelmustagree in gender and numberwith 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 QuestionWith est-ce que•Quelle chemise est-ce que tupréfères ?

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Study GuideWith 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 êtreÊtrecan separatequelfrom its noun.Examples:•Quel est ton nom ?→ What is your name?•Quelle est la date ?→ What is the date?2. Interrogative AdverbsUsed to ask abouttime, place, reason, etc.WordMeaningcommenthowcombienhow much / many

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Study Guidequandwhenoùwhered'oùfrom wherepourquoiwhyExamples•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 PronounsThese pronounsnever change form.PronounMeaningquiwhoque / qu'whatAs SubjectFollowed by3rd person singular verbExamples:•Qui est tombé ?

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Study Guide→ Who fell?•Qu'est-ce qui esttombé ?→ What fell?As Object of a VerbExamples:•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 PrepositionsPeople → 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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Texas A&M University
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French I
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World Languages

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