1. Point de départ
In both English and French, possessive adjectives express ownership or possession.
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3. Possessive adjectives are always placed before the nouns they modify.
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4. Note that notre, votre, and leur agree in number only.
In French, unlike English, possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.
Note that notre, votre, and leur agree in number only.
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5. The masculine singular forms mon, ton, and son are used with feminine singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound.
The choice of son, sa, and ses depends on the gender and number of the noun possessed, not the gender and number of the owner. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
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6. Possession with de
In English, you use ’s to express relationships or ownership. In French, use de (d’) + [the noun or proper name] instead.
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7. Possession with de (continued)
When the preposition de is followed by the definite articles le and les, they contract to form du and des, respectively. There is no contraction when de is followed by la and I’.
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8. Possession with de (continued)
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9. Essayez! Provide the appropriate form of each possessive adjective.
mon, ma, mes
1. _______ livre
2. _______ librairie
3. _______ professeurs
ton, ta, tes
4. _______ ordinateurs
5. _______ télévision
6. _______ stylo
son, sa, ses
7. _______ table
8. _______ problèmes
9. _______ école
notre, nos
10. _______ cahier
11. _______ études
12. _______ bourse
votre, vos
13. _______ soirées
14. _______ resto U
15. _______ devoirs
leur, leurs
16. _______ résultat
17. _______ classe
18. _______ notes
mon
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