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EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES

EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES. When to use CE and when to use IL EST Ne pas mettre une ceinture de sécurité ? C’est stupide !!! Mathieu a eu 210 SAT en maths ? Il est stupide !!!. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES. IL EST Adjectives

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EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES

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  1. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES When to use CE and when to use IL EST Ne pas mettreuneceinture de sécurité? C’eststupide!!! Mathieu a eu 210 SAT en maths? Il eststupide!!!

  2. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES IL EST Adjectives (providing a descriptive detail of a PARTICULAR person, place, or thing) Jorge estdynamique. Il estdynamique. Il esttrèsdynamique!

  3. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES C’EST Judgment, reaction: no single-word antecedent Ne pas mettreuneceinture de sécurité? C’eststupide!!! Tu vas en France? C’estfantastique! (think back to ce qui/ceque: Tu vas en France, CE qui estmagnifique!)

  4. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES Adverb, unmodified (time, place ) IL EST It’s late (e.g. after midnight): Il esttard. (not to be confused with HE is late: Il esten retard. They are here. Ilssontici

  5. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES IL EST Unmodified n. o. r. s. nationalityaméricain occupationmédecin religionjuif social class aristocrat Il estaméricain Elle estmédecin (Notice: no “un” for profession – it’s an adjective) Ilssontjuifs. Ellessontaristocrates. In French the n.o.r.s words can function as adjectives AND as nouns.

  6. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES C’EST Modified Nouns (including n. o. r. s.) C’estunAméricain C’estunmédecin CesontsontdesJuifs. Cesontdesaristocratestrès riches.

  7. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES IL EST Prepositional phrases (just like adjectives and adverbs) Il est à Paris Elle est en France. Ilssont en retard. Ellessontdevant la classe.

  8. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES Miscellaneous: C’EST Dates: C’estle 8 novembre 2010 Proper names: C’estLuke Infinitive as subject: Vivre, c’estparlerfrançais. La connaître, c’estl’aimer. Stressed pronouns: C’estmoi! Indefinite expressions (quelqu’un, quelque chose): C’estquelqu’unquetuconnais. C’estquelque chose donttu as besoin.

  9. EXPRESSIONS IMPERSONNELLES Testez-vous! Be sure to state aloud the reason for your choice. Which category explains your choice? http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa032500t.htm http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/pro3.html

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