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STRESS PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVES
WHAT IS A PRONOUN IN ENGLISH?
• A pronoun• A subject pronoun• Ex• Ex• Ex• Ex• Ex• Ex
WHAT ARE THE SUBJECT PRONOUNS IN FRENCH?
I We
You You / y’all
He/she They
STRESS PRONOUNS IN ENGLISH
• Stressed pronouns, also known as disjunctive pronouns, are•
French stressed pronouns correspond in some ways to their English counterparts, but are very different in other ways. Note that the English translations sometimes require different sentence structures altogether.• Ex) He is talking to me
me, I am always right (extra emphasis)
STRESS PRONOUNS IN FRENCH
I/am us
you You/y’all
Him/her/it them
TO EMPHASIZE NOUNS OR PRONOUNS
• - Je pense qu'il a raison. - Moi, je pense qu'il a tort. - Je ne sais pas, moi.
- I think he's right. - I think he's wrong. - I don't know.
WHEN A SENTENCE HAS MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT OR OBJECT
• Michel et moi, nous jouons au tennis. Michael and I are playing tennis.
• Toi et lui, vous êtes très gentils. You and he are very kind.
AFTER THE PREPOSITION À TO INDICATE POSSESSION
• Ce stylo est à moi. This pen is mine.
• Quel livre est à toi ? Which book is yours?
BOOK EXAMPLES
• Moi, je parle…• Toi, tu étudies…• Lui, il habite…• Elle, elle aime…• Nous, nous jouons…• Vous, vous chantez….• Eux, ils aiment…• Elles, elle ne voyagent pas…
CHERCHEZ VOTRE LIVRE
• Faite act. 11 pg 23
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
• Possessive adjectives show ownership.• In English they are my, your, his, hers, ours, yours
/ y’all’s, their
The owner
Before a singular noun
Before a plural noun
English
Masc Fem -
JeTuIl, elle
MyYourHis/hers/its
NousVousIls, elles
OurYour their
EXAMPLES
• C’est ma voiture, Il a mon stylo, Elle a mes livres
• Elle a sa calculatrice et son cahier• Il a sa calculatrice et son cahier• Elle aime ses amies• Il aime ses amis
PLURAL EXAMPLES
• Nous aimons notre prof
• Nous faisons nos devoirs
• Vous mangez votre hamburger
• Vous mangez vos hamburgers
• Ils ont leur moto
• Ils ont leurs motos