GRAMMATICAL TRAINING

1. (a) What is the gender of élève in the first and second sentence of the exercises? (see p. 317, No. 95. II, Singular Féminine, and p. 297, No. 4, and 7).

(b) What is un in the first six sentences of the exercises? is it an article (p. 317, No. 95, II), or a numéral (p. 302, No. 38, (1) Cardinal?)

(c) Point out the various forms of the French Definite Article contained in lesson 1 (Consult p. 317, No. 94, I).

(d) Point out the various predicate adjectives and show which are masculine, or féminine, singular, or plural (consult p. 299, No. 16-21)

(e) Le samedi et le dimanche : explain the meaning of le in this particular case (consult p. 323, No. 109, (3).)

2. (a) De monsieur et de madame Valette: explain that répétition of de (consult p. 300, No. 22).

(b) Un frère et une soeur: why the répétition of un? (see p. 300, No. 22).

(c) Explain the respective positions of ne and pas in the négative sentences of the exercises, (consult p. 334, No. 138 (a) and (b).

(d) What would be the meaning of questions No. 37, 38, 39, and 40. if est-ce que were omitted? (consult p. 331-332, No. 127.)

(e) Which case does qu'est-ce que (questions No. 27-29) represent? (consult p. 294, (10), and p. 319, No. 104, III, (&), (2).)

3. (a) Explain the répétitions of sur le (p. 77, last line, and first and second line of p. 78; (consult p. 300, No. 22).

(b) Point out the definite articles (Genitive and Dative) to be found in the exercises; (consult p. 317, No. 94, 1, in the three columns of the Singular, and in the fourth column, i.e., the Plural).

(c) Point out the négative sentences in the exercises, and explain the respective position of ne and pas.

(d) What would be the meaning of questions 47-49, if est-ce que were omitted? (consult p. 331-332, No. 127).

(e) Why is qui used instead of qui est-ce qui (question 52, p. 79)? (consult p. 319, No. 104, III(a), and p. 320 (10).)

(/) What does à qui mean, in questions 53 and 54? (consult p. 330, No. 123, section (4) (6).)

4. (a) Explain why situé is féminine (située) in the first sentence? rconsult p. 327, No. 116, (a), section 1). ;

*Numbers correspond to the f orty lessons on pp. 75-218 respectively.

ASSIGNMENTS

(b) Why does the adjective belle précède the noun (avenue) in the first sentence? (consult p. 300, No. 24, section d).

(c) Why does 1 in bel change into 11 in the féminine? (consult p. 316, No. 86). *

(d) Explain why arrosé changes into arrosées in the last sentence of the second paragraph on p. 80; (consult p. 327, 116, (a), section (1); which subject pronoun would be used instead of the actual subject (rues) ?

(e) Why does la not change into V before onzième (third line in the exercises? (consult p. 305, No. 41 (e) ).

(/) Why must beaucoup (p. 81, third, fourth and fifth line) be followed by de? (consult p. 334, No. 137, section (a) ) ; answer the same question in connection with combien, p. 82, No. 68-70, and 80-82.

5. (a) Point out the various forms of the possessive adjectives in the head paragraph and exercises of the lesson; (consult p. 318, No. 100, and p. 299, No. 14 and 15).

(6) Point out the interrogative adjective in its various forms as they are to be found on pp. 87-88; (consult p. 298, No. 12, and p. 317, No. 98, V.)

(c) What is the meaning of qu'il prépare ses bagages? (consult p. 68, No. 9).

(d) What does the pronominal adverb y stand for in the following sentence: il va au grenier; il y trouve sa malle; (consult p. 328-329, No. 119, section 11, (a) and (b).

6. (a) Point out the répétitions of articles and possessive adjectives tobe found in the head paragraph, i.e., the text precedingthe exercises.

(b) What case does attendre govern?

(c) What is the masculine of neuve? (consult p. 315, No. 79).

(d) What is the meaning of à qui in question 116, p. 91? (see p. 330, No. 123, section 4, (b) ).

7. (a) Après cela: consult p. 322, No. 107, VII (6), and p. 333,No. 136

(b) What is le, la, 1' and les in the following sentences: il le consulte; il la mange; Louis le dit au garçon; il les y ajoute; le garçon 1' apporte, etc.; (p. 94)? (consult p. 318, No. 101, I (e), and No. 102, (1), (2), (3), (4); also p. 329, No. 121).

(c) What does y stand for in: il les y ajoute, and il y retourne (p. 94)?

8. (a) Explain the expressions: il se brosse les cheveux and il se cure les ongles; (consult pp. 323-324, No. 109, I, section 6).

(b) Explain the position of bien in the first two sentences of the exercises; (consult p. 301, No. 26).

(c) Substitute the actual nouns for the following pronouns and pronominal adverbs: y, le, en, and les; (consult p. 318, No. 101, I, (6), (d) and (e); also p. 317, No. 94 and 97).

(d) Consult p. 325, No. 112, sections 1-7, and point out ail the partitive nouns to be found in the exercises on p. 97.

(e) Consult pp. 310-312, No. 54, 55 and 56, and memorize them.