Chapitre Un
Identifying What Belongs to Whom: C’est and ce sont
Exercice 1.17
Identifying What Belongs to Whom
We use c’est and ce sont in French to identify both items and people. When we are identifying something that is generic, we will use the articles indéfinis. With people, we just need their name.
When we want to add more detail that lets us know exactly which item we are talking about, we will use the articles définis. Oftentimes, we will also clarify who the item belongs to. In French, we cannot use the possessive “apostrophe s” as in “Marie’s” _____, but rather we say the ________ of Marie: le crayon de Marie.
Exercice 1.17
it's/that's
those are
indefinite articles
What’s that?/What are those?
Feminine singular indefinite article: a/an
eraser
Who’s that?/Who are those people?
Plural indefinite article: some
erasers
friends
definite articles
Masculine singular definite article: the
pencil
of
Feminine singular definite article: the
girl/daughter
the friend
this pronoun has different meanings depending on its function:
plural definite article: the
direct object: them
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