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V— INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVE

113. (See p. 317, No. V; pp. 297-298, Nos. 4 and 12; p. 300, No. 22; pp. 294-295, Nos. 10 and 13).

A complète illustration of the interrogative adjective is given on p. 88, lines 3 to 8.

VI— DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE

114. (See p. 318, No. VI; pp. 297-299, Nos. 4 and 13; p. 300, No. 22; p. 296, Nos. 18-19).

(1) The English meaning of this adjective is this, or that, e.g.: ce livre (this book, or that book) cet été (this Summer, or that Summer) ces élèves (thèse pupils, or those pupils)

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(2) For emphasis, or in the case of mâking a distinction between two différent objects, or groups of objects, -ci, or -là is added to the nouns concerned, e.g.:

ce livre-ci (this book here)

ce livre-là (that book there) ces élèves-ci (thèse pupils here) ces élèves-là (those pupils there)

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