Le with days of the week CHAPITRE 4

Le with days of the week CHAPITRE 4 In English To say that you regularly do something on a certain day of the week, you make the day plural (Sundays) or you can use an adjective, such as every (every Sunday). Louise has piano lessons on Saturdays. We see a movie every Friday. If you are talking about something that is going to happen on one specific day, you use the singular (Sunday) or an adjective like this or next. Louise has a piano lesson Sunday/this Sunday/next Sunday. A Check the appropriate column to indicate whether the following sentences refer to events that happen regularly or that will happen on one specific day. 1. They leave for Hawaii this Wednesday. 2. I do homework every Sunday. 3. Marla does yoga on Mondays. 4. On Friday I have a dentist appointment. 5. You ride the bus on Thursdays. 6. Her birthday party is on Saturday. 7. I ll see you on Thursday. 8. Sam works at the mall on Fridays. Regularly One Specific Day In French To say you do something regularly on a certain day of the week, you add the article le in front of the day and leave it singular. Nous avons anglais le vendredi. (We have English class on Fridays.) Je chante le mardi et le jeudi. (I sing every Tuesday and Thursday.) To say that you are doing something on one specific day of the week, do not use the article in front of the day of the week. J ai un examen jeudi. (I have an exam on Thursday.) Holt French 1 29 Grammar Tutor

LE WITH DAYS OF THE WEEK CHAPITRE 4 B Check the appropriate column to indicate whether the following sentences refer to events that happen regularly or that will happen on one specific day. 1. Samedi, je joue au hockey. 2. Elle dessine le mardi. 3. Je rends visite à mon oncle dimanche. 4. Le mardi et le jeudi, on a chimie. 5. Louise voyage lundi matin. 6. Zacharie surfe sur Internet le vendredi. 7. Nous mangeons au café le mercredi. Regularly One Specific Day C Write four sentences telling what Serge does regularly throughout the week. lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi jouer au base-ball nager à la piscine jouer au base-ball étudier à la bibliothèque cours de musique rendre visite à sa grand-mère 1. Serge joue au base-ball le lundi et le mercredi. 2. 3. 4. 5. D Compare the following two sentences. Besides the differences pointed out on page 29, what other difference do you notice about the days of the week in English and in French? We re going to the movies Saturday. Nous allons au cinéma samedi. Holt French 1 30 Grammar Tutor

Adjectives as nouns CHAPITRE 4 In English To avoid repeating a noun, you can use an adjective as a noun by placing the before the adjective and one or ones after the adjective. Notice in the following sentences how one(s) stands for the noun (car, boots), which you don t repeat. Do you like the red car or the blue one? I don t like small televisions. I prefer the big ones. A Circle the phrase the + adjective + one(s) in the each sentence and underline the noun it refers to. 1. I cannot see the brick building, but I can see the glass one. 2. This backpack isn t mine; give me the black one. 3. The gold necklace is more expensive than the silver one. 4. We don t have to do all the exercises, only the important ones. 5. I d rather go to the good, affordable university than the overpriced one. 6. Tanasha is wearing her corduroy pants today, not the cotton ones. 7. Do you like this small dog or the big one? In French To avoid repeating a noun, you can use an article followed by an adjective. The article + adjective phrase acts as a noun and agrees in gender and number with the noun. Est-ce que tu aimes la voiture rouge ou la bleue? Je n aime pas la petite télé. Je préfère la grande. B Circle the phrase article + adjective in the each sentence and underline the noun to which it refers. 1. Tu préfères le sac à dos vert ou le bleu? 2. Avez-vous les cahiers bleus ou les rouges? 3. Je n aime pas le tee-shirt jaune, mais j aime bien l orange. 4. Est-ce que j achète les baskets blanches ou les noires? 5. C est qui, ton amie, la fille rousse ou la blonde? 6. Est-ce que vous aimez le portable noir ou le gris? 7. Yves aime les shorts bleus, mais Xavier préfère les verts. 8. Est-ce que Marguerite achète le sweat-shirt rose ou le violet? Holt French 1 31 Grammar Tutor

ADJECTIVES AS NOUNS CHAPITRE 4 C Circle the correct phrase in the following sentences. 1. Est-ce que Pierre vend le vieil ordinateur ou (la nouvelle / le nouvel)? 2. Prenez-vous les stylos bleus ou (le rouge / les rouges)? 3. Le tee-shirt blanc, ça va, mais je préfère (le noir / les noirs). 4. Qu est-ce que j achète? Le grand dictionnaire ou (la petite / le petit)? 5. Qui est la sœur de Jean Baptiste? La fille brune ou (la blonde / le blond)? 6. J aime la voiture rouge, mais je préfère (le blanc / la blanche). D Answer the following questions negatively. Use the adjectives in parentheses as nouns. 1. Est-ce que vous aimez les stylos noirs? (bleu) Non, j aime les bleus. 2. Est-ce que tu aimes les nouvelles radios? (vieux) 3. Est-ce qu il préfère le tee-shirt vert? (blanc) 4. Est-ce que tu achètes la grande voiture? (petit) 5. Est-ce qu elle n aime pas les matières difficiles? (ennuyeux) 6. Est-ce que les baskets rouges sont belles? (gris) E Compare the following sentences. English uses one to refer to the absent noun. What does French do? Why is agreement of gender and number important? I like the black car, but I love the green one. J aime bien la voiture noire, mais j adore la verte. Holt French 1 32 Grammar Tutor

ANSWER KEY CHAPITRE 4 Days of the week A 1. one specific day 2. regularly 3. regularly 4. one specific day 5. regularly 6. one specific day 7. one specific day 8. regularly B 1. one specific day 2. regularly 3. one specific day 4. regularly 5. one specific day 6. regularly 7. regularly C 1. Serge joue au base-ball le lundi et le mercredi. 2. Serge nage à la piscine le mardi. 3. Serge étudie à la bibliothèque le jeudi. 4. Serge a cours de musique le vendredi. 5. Serge rend visite à sa grand-mère le samedi. D Answers will vary. Possible answer: In French, the days of the week are not capitalized. Adjectives as nouns A 1. I cannot see the brick building, but I can see the glass one. 2. This backpack isn t mine; give me the black one. 3. The gold necklace is more expensive than the silver one. 4. We don t have to do all the exercises, only the important ones. 5. I d rather go to the good affordable university than the overpriced one. 6. Tanasha is wearing her corduroy pants today, not the cotton ones. 7. Do you like this small dog or the big one? B 1. Tu préfères le sac à dos vert ou le bleu? 2. Avez-vous les cahiers bleus ou les rouges? 3. Je n aime pas le tee-shirt jaune mais j aime bien l orange. 4. Est-ce que j achète les baskets blanches ou les noires? 5. C est qui ton amie, la fille rousse ou la blonde? 6. Est-ce que vous aimez le portable noir ou le gris? 7. Yves aime les shorts bleus mais Xavier préfère les verts. 8. Est-ce que Marguerite achète le sweat-shirt rose ou le violet? C 1. Est-ce que Pierre vend le vieil ordinateur ou (la nouvelle / le nouvel)? 2. Prenez-vous les stylos bleus ou (le rouge / les rouges)? 3. Le tee-shirt blanc, ça va, mais je préfère (le noir / les noirs). 4. Qu est-ce que j achète? Le grand dictionnaire ou (la petite / le petit)? 5. Qui est la sœur de Jean Baptiste? La fille brune ou (la blonde / le blond)? 6. J aime la voiture rouge mais je préfère ( le blanc / la blanche). D 1. Non, j aime les bleus. 2. Non, j aime les vieilles. 3. Non, il préfère le blanc. 4. Non, j achète la petite. 5. Non, elle n aime pas les ennuyeuses. 6. Non, les grises sont belles. E Answers will vary. Possible answers: The French uses the definite article and an adjective in place of the absent noun. Keeping gender and number in agreement in French is important because it is the only way for the speaker to understand what deleted noun the article refers to. Holt French 1 175 Grammar Tutor