| Section Two - Part C
 Possession
Nous avons parlé de la possession en français il
y a longtemps.
Il y a deux formes que nous pouvons utiliser:
C'est le livre de Susanne.
C'est son livre.
You can demonstrate possession in either of these two ways
above.
noun + de + name of person
C'est la voiture de Madame Simon.
short form of the possessive adjective + noun
C'est sa voiture.
Review the short forms of the possessive adjectives here:
| mon/ma/mes |
notre/nos |
| ton/ta/tes |
votre/vos |
| son/sa/ses |
leur/leurs |
There are some other possessive words that will come in handy in French.
These are possessive pronouns. They show possession and replace a noun
introduced by a possessive adjective. Regarde:
Elle a son livre et j'ai mon livre. Tu as le
tien?
Nous avons nos sacs. Vous avez les vôtres?
Je n'ai pas ma calculatrice. Elle a la sienne?
Il cherche son cahier. Où est le nôtre?
These possessive pronouns replace the noun instead of using
it again. Here are all of the forms of these pronouns, both masculine
and feminine.
| le mien |
la mienne |
les miens |
les miennes
|
| le tien |
la tienne |
les tiens |
les tiennes |
| le sien |
la sienne |
les siens |
les siennes |
| le nôtre |
la nôtre |
les nôtres |
les nôtres |
| le vôtre |
la vôtre |
les vôtres |
les vôtres |
| le leur |
la leur |
les leurs |
les leurs |
Notice that our (adjective) and your (adjective) = notre/votre
while our (pronoun) and your (pronoun) = nôtre/vôtre. The
difference is the accent. Be careful!
Let's look at some rules to help us know when to use these
adjectives/pronouns.
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These adjectives/pronouns always agree in gender and
in number with the nouns they modify or replace. |
mon ami--le mien; mon amie--la
mienne; mes amies--les miennes |
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They are used with a definite article to take the place of a noun.
|
Jeanette et moi, nous avons
des patins. Les miens sont nouveaux. Les siens sont très
vieux. |
 Practice
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 Au travail!
Look at the sentence and the items mentioned on the left. Say that your
items are the same as those listed on the left. Write a complete sentence
in French using the possessive pronouns as above. Click on the sentence
on the left to see the answer.
 Le projet
Your project for this unit is to do research on some activity
that you find interesting that is done in a French-speaking country. Here's
a list of sports that many people find dangerous, but many other love
to do, especially in France. Choose one.
You'll find a link for each sport.
Make sure you cover the following information and include your photo
essay:
- what the activity is
- where it is practiced
- pictures of it
- what equipment or uniform is needed to do this
- the history of this activity
- famous people who play this or do this activity
- why you found this an interesting activity to do
There will be four deadlines throughout the unit for this project. They
are:
- First deadline:
idea and brainstorming (5 points)
- Second deadline: outline
of your project (5 points)
- Third deadline:
rough draft (5 points)
- Fourth deadline:
final project (25 points)
Turn this assignment in at Projet 2C.
This assignment is worth 40 points. The
second deadline is due now.
Avance jusqu'à la partie D. |
