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Quiz about Some Niceties Of French Grammar

Some Niceties Of French Grammar Quiz

Articles in the French language often are a problem for English learners of the language. First of all you have to know if it is LE or LA , UN or UNE. Moreover you often simply don't have to use them. Check your proficiency.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,167

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. How do you translate : 'My uncle is a doctor'. a. 'Mon oncle est medecin.' b.'Mon oncle est UN medecin.' If you choose a, fill in: a ; if you choose b, fill in: b .

Answer: (One letter - a or b)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Is it an incorrect phrasing in French if you drop the indefinite article in this sentence: "Jamais roi ne fut si malheureux".

Yes

3. Which solution would you choose if you want to say that somebody has the competence to speak French: a. 'Il parle francais.' b. 'Il parle LE francais.' Are both phrasings correct, or only one? Enter "both" or "one".

Answer: (One word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'She is coming next Sunday'. a. 'Elle vient dimanche.' b. 'Elle vient LE dimanche'. Choose: a or b ?

Answer: (One letter - a or b)

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'He is English' a. 'Il est UN anglais.' b. 'Il est anglais'. Choose a or b ?

Answer: (One letter - a or b)

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Today is Sunday' becomes a. 'C'est aujourd'hui LE dimanche.' b. 'C'est aujourd'hui dimanche' c. 'C'est aujourd'hui un dimanche'. Choose a, b or c.

Answer: (One letter - a b or c)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Would you choose the indefinite article UNE or the definite article LA in this sentence: a.'J' ai LA conscience tranquille.' b. 'J'ai UNE conscience tranquille.' ? Choose a or b.

Answer: (One letter - a or b)

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Question 8 of 10

8. How would you say that somebody is blonde-haired ? a. 'Elle a DES cheveux blonds.' b. 'Elle a LES cheveux blonds.' Choose a or b.

Answer: (One letter - a or b)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which is correct for 'the Kings of France' a. Les Rois de LA France b. Les Rois de France? Choose a or b.

Answer: (One letter - a or b)

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'She has left for Belgium', is a. 'Elle est partie pour Belgique.' b. 'Elle est partie pour LA Belgique.' Choose a or b?

Answer: (One letter - a or b)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How do you translate : 'My uncle is a doctor'. a. 'Mon oncle est medecin.' b.'Mon oncle est UN medecin.' If you choose a, fill in: a {;} if you choose b, fill in: b .

Answer: a

For professions and jobs in which you are not unique, English normally uses the article, while French does not. To be a baker = etre boulanger.

2. Is it an incorrect phrasing in French if you drop the indefinite article in this sentence: "Jamais roi ne fut si malheureux".

Answer: no

"Never was a king so unlucky". When jamais is equivalent to 'aucun' (not any) then no article will be used.

Answer: both

In modern French both structures occur to describe general capacity. They also can both describe what grammarians call "actualisation of a capacity". E.g. Le premier ministre parlait (le) fran�ais � la conf�rence. He not only was able to do so, he actually did so.

4. 'She is coming next Sunday'. a. 'Elle vient dimanche.' b. 'Elle vient LE dimanche'. Choose: a or b ?

Answer: a

'Elle vient le dimanche' would suggest that she comes every Sunday (cf. English 'of a Sunday').

5. 'He is English' a. 'Il est UN anglais.' b. 'Il est anglais'. Choose a or b ?

Answer: b

Just as in English the French can use the adjective to refer to the nationality somebody belongs to. The other structure occurs in English too : 'He is an Englishman'. French would render this with 'C'est un anglais'. After 'c'est' the article is NOT dropped, when speaking about nationalities.

6. 'Today is Sunday' becomes a. 'C'est aujourd'hui LE dimanche.' b. 'C'est aujourd'hui dimanche' c. 'C'est aujourd'hui un dimanche'. Choose a, b or c.

Answer: b

When talking about days of the week we do not use the article after 'c'est'.

7. Would you choose the indefinite article UNE or the definite article LA in this sentence: a.'J' ai LA conscience tranquille.' b. 'J'ai UNE conscience tranquille.' ? Choose a or b.

Answer: a

In contrast to English and a few other European languages, French uses the DEFINITE article in this phrase.

8. How would you say that somebody is blonde-haired ? a. 'Elle a DES cheveux blonds.' b. 'Elle a LES cheveux blonds.' Choose a or b.

Answer: b

'Elle a des cheveux blonds', would suggest she has SOME blonde hairs among a majority of other ones.
'Elle a les cheveux blonds' suggests a permanent blondness.
There are more subtleties of meaning in "avoir les + colourword".
"Avoir les yeux rouges" for instance suggests a "temporary situation". Redness caused by crying.

9. Which is correct for 'the Kings of France' a. Les Rois de LA France b. Les Rois de France? Choose a or b.

Answer: b

After 'de', feminine names of countries do not take a preceding article. Other examples are "les vins et fromages de France" and "les villes anciennes de Belgique". The article is also omitted when a proper name is followed by a so-called apposition, as in "J'ai visite Riquewihr, village charmant en Alsace".

10. 'She has left for Belgium', is a. 'Elle est partie pour Belgique.' b. 'Elle est partie pour LA Belgique.' Choose a or b?

Answer: b

Partir pour is normally followed by the article + proper name. 'Venir de' also normally takes the article :' Elle vient de l' Allemagne'. In a compound it will normally be dropped: 'Elle vient d'Europe centrale'.

Source: Author flem-ish

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