RÉSUMÉ OF EXAMPLES. -Votre frère a-t-il mes chevaux ? Ma sœur a-t-elle vos plumes, ou Elle n'a ni les miennes ni celles de ma cousine, elle a les siennes. Acajou, m. mahogany; er; Blanc -he, white; Has your brother my horses? Has my sister your pens, or my cous- Have you the children's clothes? 1. Avez-vous les marteaux des maréchaux? 2. Oui, monsieur; je les ai. 3. Ne les avez-vous pas? 4. Non, monsieur; nous ne les avons pas. 5. L'ouvrier les a. 6. L'aubergiste a-t-il vos chevaux ? 7. L'aubergiste n'a ni mes chevaux ni les vôtres, il a les siens. 8. Le médecin a-t-il des livres? 9. Oui, monsieur; il a de bons livres. 10. N'avez-vous pas mes meilleures plumes? 11. Oui, monsieur; j'ai vos meilleures plumes, les miennes, et celles de votre cousine. 12. Le voyageur a-t-il de bons fusils? 13. Il n'a pas de bons fusils, il a des fusils de fer. 14. Le matelot n'a-t-il pas mes matelas de crin? 15. Il ne les pas. 16. Qu'a-t-il? 17. Il a les matelas de laine de l'ébéniste. 18. L'ébéniste a-t-il des tables d'acajou? 19. Oui, madame; il a des tables d'acajou et des tables de marbre blanc. 20. Avez-vous mes chaises ou les vôtres ? 21. Je n'ai ni les vôtres ni les miennes, j'ai celles de l'ébéniste. 22. N'avez-vous pas sommeil? 23. Non, monsieur; je n'ai ni sommeil ni faim. 24. Le ferblantier a-t-il vos chandeliers de fer? 25. Non, monsieur; il a ceux du maréchal. EXERCISE 22. Have you my tables or yours? 2. I have neither yours nor mine, I have the innkeeper's. 3. Have you them? 4. No, sir; I have them not. 5. Has your sister my horses? 6. Yes, sir; she has your two horses, and your brother's. 7. Are you right or wrong? 8. I am right, I am not wrong. 9. Has the tinman my silver candlesticks or yours? 10. He has neither your silver candlesticks nor mine. 11. What has he? 12. He has the cabinet-maker's wooden tables. 13. Has he your mahogany chairs? 14. No, sir; he has my white marble tables. 15. Have you these tables or those? 16. I have neither these nor those, I have the cabinet-maker's. 17. Have you good pencil-cases? 18. No, sir; but I have good pencils. 19. Has the traveller iron guns? 20. Yes, sir; he has mine, yours, and his. 21. Has he not your brother's? 22. He has not my brother's. 23. Has the workman my iron hammers? 24. Yes, sir; he has them. 25. Has my brother your pens or my cousin's? 26. He has mine and yours. 27. Have you the children's clothes? 28. Yes, madam; I have them. 29. Have you your sister's hat? 30. I have my cousin's. f. 31. Is any thing the matter with your brother? 32. He is cold and hungry. 33. Have you horses? 34. Yes, sir; I have two horses. 35. I have two horse-hair mattresses and one wool mattress. LEÇON XIII. LESSON XIII. AGREEMENT OF ADJECTIVES-FEMININE OF ADJECTIVES. 1. The adjective in French, whatever may be its place,' agrees in gender and number with the noun which it qualifies [§ 15, (1.)(2.)]. 2. Adjectives ending with e mute, i. e., not accented, retain that termination for the feminine. Un garçon aimable, Une fille aimable, An amiable boy; 3. Adjectives not ending in e mute, take e for the feminine. Un garçon diligent, Une fille diligente, A diligent boy; A diligent girl. 4. EXCEPTIONS. Adjectives ending in el, eil, en, et, on and as, double the last consonant and take e for the feminine. Vermeil, vermeille, vermillion; Bon, bonne, good; basse, low. Ancien, ancienne, ancient; Bas, 5. Adjectives ending in ƒ change the finto ve; those ending in x change that letter into se for the feminine. 1 For the place of adjectives see L. 15, and Rule 5, L. 8. 6. The adjectives beau, handsome; fou, foolish; mou, soft; nouveau, new; vieux, old, become bel, fol, mol, nouvel, and vieil,' before a noun masculine commencing with a vowel or an h mute; the last consonant of the latter form is doubled, and e added for the feminine, Ex., belle, folle, nouvelle, vieille. 7. Additional rules and exceptions will be found, § 16 of the Second Part of this Grammar. 8. CONJUGATION OF THE PRESENT OF THE INDICATIVE OF Votre maison est-elle meilleure que Is your house better than mine? la mienne? La maison de ma sœur est aussi My sister's house is as good as bonne que la vôtre. yours. EXERCISE 23. 1. Cette dame est-elle contente? 2. Non, monsieur; cette dame n'est pas contente. 3. Votre fille est-elle vive? 4. Mon fils est très vif, et ma fille est paresseuse. 5. N'a-t-elle pas tort? 6. Elle n'a pas raison. 7. Votre cousine est-elle heureuse? 8. Oui, madame; elle est bonne, belle et heureuse. 9. A-t-elle des amis? 10. Oui, monsieur; elle a des parents et des amis. 11. A-t-elle une robe neuve et de vieux souliers? 12. Elle a de vieux souliers et une vieille robe. 13. Votre frère n'a-t-il pas un bel habit [R. 6.]? 14. Il a un bel habit et une bonne cravate. 15. Avez-vous de bonne viande, monsieur? 16. J'ai de la viande excellente. 17. Cette viande-ci est-elle meilleure que celle-là? 18. Celle-ci est meilleure que celle-là. 19. Votre ami a-t-il le bel encrier de porcelaine? 20. Son encrier est beau, mais il n'est pas de porcelaine. 21. Quelqu'un a-t-il faim? 22. Personne n'a faim. 23. Les généraux sont-ils ici? 24. Les généraux et les maréchaux sont ici. 25. J'ai vos parasols et vos parapluies, et ceux de vos enfants. EXERCISE 24. 1. Is your little sister pleased? 2. Yes, madam; she is pleased. 3. Is that little girl handsome? 4. That little girl is not handsome, but she is good. 5. Have you good cloth and good silk? 6. My cloth and1 silk are here. 7. Is your sister happy? 8. My sister is good and happy. 9. Has that physician's sister friends? 10. No, madam; she has no friends. 11. Is your meat good? 12. My meat is good, but my cheese is better. 13. Has the bookseller a handsome china inkstand? 14. He has a fine silver inkstand and a pair of leather shoes. 15. Have you my silk parasols? 16. I have your cotton umbrellas. 17. Is your brother's coat handsome 18. My brother has a handsome coat and an old silk cravat. 19. Have you relations and friends? 20. I have no relations, but I have friends. 21. Is that handsome lady wrong? 22. That handsome lady is not wrong. 23. Have you handsome china? 24. Our china is handsome and good. 25. It is better than yours. 26. Is not that little girl hungry? 27. That handsome little girl is neither hungry nor thirsty. 28. What is the matter with her? 29. She has neither relations nor friends. 30. Is this gold watch good? 31. This one is good, but that one is better. 32. Have you it? 33. I have it, but I have not your sister's. 34. I have neither yours nor mine, I have your mother's. The article, the possessive and the demonstrative adjective, and the prepositions à and de are repeated before every noun. Mon frère et ma sœur, My brother and sister; LEÇON XIV. LESSON XIV. AGREEMENT OF ADJECTIVES.-PLURAL OF ADJECTIVES. 1. An adjective qualifying a plural noun, or two or more singular nouns of the same gender, assumes the gender of the noun or nouns and is put in the plural. [§ 18.] Les arbres et les fruits sont beaux. The trees and fruits are fine. 2. An adjective qualifying two or more nouns of different genders, is put in the plural masculine. Mon frère et ma sœur sont contents. My brother and sister are pleased. 3. The plural of the feminine of adjectives is invariably formed by the addition of an s. Vous avez de jolies maisons. Ces demoiselles sont attentives. You have pretty houses. Those young ladies are attentive. 4. The plural of the masculine of adjectives is generally formed by the addition of an s. Ces écoliers sont attentifs. Vos bois sont magnifiques. Those scholars are attentive. 5. The terminations s and x are not changed for the plural mascu Line. Nos fruits sont mauvais. Vos oiseaux sont hideux. Our fruits are bad. Your birds are hideous. C. To the termination eau, x is added for the plural masculine. Vos champs sont très beaux. Your fields are very fine. 7. The termination al is generally changed into aux for the plural masculine [§ 17 (3.), Third Exception]. Les hommes sont égaux. Men are equal. 8. For more explicit rules and for exceptions, see § 17, Second Part. 9. PRESENT OF THE INDICATIVE OF ÊTRE, TO BE. |