demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

Demonstrative adjectives &

pronouns

• A demonstrative adjective is a word that means this/ that or these/those.

• They must agree with gender and number (as with all adjectives)

What is a demonstrative adjective?

singular plural

masculine ce (cet before vowel or silent ‘h’)

(this/ that)ces

(these/ those)

feminine cette(this/ that)

ces (these/ those)

• To distinguish between this/ these (here) & that/ those (there) you can add -ci or –là after the noun.

Cette voiture-ci a fait le tour du monde, mais cettevoiture-là est en panne.Ce matin-là, je m’étais réveillé très tard.

Fill in the blanks, then translate:a) _____ chemise-ci b) _____ gants-làc) ______ jogging-là d) ______ baskets-cie) ______ garçon-là f) _____ boulangerie-cig) ______ bananes-ci h) _____ oeufs-là

• A demonstrative pronoun is a word that means this one/ that one or these ones /those ones.

• They must agree with the noun they are referring to in gender and number.

What is a demonstrative pronoun?

singular plural

masculine celui(this one/ that one)

ceux (these ones/ those ones)

feminine celle(this one/ that one)

celles (these ones/ those ones)

• As with demonstrative adjectives, you use –ci or –là to be more specific.

Quel chapeau? Celui-làQuelles chaussettes? Celles-ci

• To ask ‘which one?’ or ‘which ones?’ you usethe following pronouns, which must agree with the

noun they refer to

singular plural

masculine lequel? lesquels?

feminine laquelle? lesquelles?

On your sheet, complete the dialogue, by fitting thewords from the box below.

Answers:1. cette 7. ci2. laquelle 8. celles3. celle 9. ci or là – either works4. ce 10. lequel5. ces 11. celui6. lesquelles