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Subjects and Verbs

This document discusses subjects and verbs in English and French sentences. It begins by explaining that in both languages, sentences have a subject and a verb, with the subject being the person or thing doing the action and the verb being the action word or linking word. Examples are given of English and French sentences with identified subjects and verbs. The document then notes that both languages use nouns and pronouns as subjects. Common French pronouns like je, tu, il, elle and vous are listed, along with examples. The document concludes by having students practice identifying subjects and verbs in sentences and describing people in photos using expressions involving subjects and verbs.

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Subjects and Verbs

This document discusses subjects and verbs in English and French sentences. It begins by explaining that in both languages, sentences have a subject and a verb, with the subject being the person or thing doing the action and the verb being the action word or linking word. Examples are given of English and French sentences with identified subjects and verbs. The document then notes that both languages use nouns and pronouns as subjects. Common French pronouns like je, tu, il, elle and vous are listed, along with examples. The document concludes by having students practice identifying subjects and verbs in sentences and describing people in photos using expressions involving subjects and verbs.

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Objectifs

• subjects and
verbs
• subject pronouns

Subjects and verbs


1 In English, sentences have a subject and a verb. The subject is the
person or thing that is doing the action or that is being described.
The verb is the action word, like jump or sing, or a linking word,
like are or is, that links the subject to a description.

subject verb
Denise sings well.
subject verb
Simon is blond.

2 French sentences also have a subject and verb.

Flash
subject
Denise chante bien.
verb

culture
In France, girls kiss both
subject
Simon est blond.
verb

boys and girls on the


cheeks when they meet
3 Both English and French use nouns as subjects. Nouns can be replaced
or say goodbye. The num-
ber of kisses varies from by pronouns. Some of the French pronouns you’ve already seen are
two to four depending je, tu, il, elle, and vous.
on the region. Boys shake
hands with one another.  
Teenagers may kiss adults Denise is a friend. She is fifteen years old.
who are family members
or friends of the family,
but they shake hands Denise est une amie. Elle a quinze ans.
when they greet other Vocabulaire et grammaire, pp. 5–6 Online
adults. Cahier d’activités, pp. 1–3 Workbooks

Is this similar to the way


you greet people and Mon amie Michèle
say goodbye in the
United States? Lisons Identify the subject and verb in each sentence of the
following conversations.
1. What is her name? 2. Elle s’appelle comment?
Her name is Michèle. Elle s’appelle Michèle.
How old is Michèle? Michèle a quel âge?
She is 15 years old. Elle a 15 ans.

12 douze Chapitre 1 • Salut, les copains!


Online Practice
my.hrw.com
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Grammaire 1 practice
Lisons List the subject and verb in each of the following sentences.
1. Comment tu t’appelles? 4. J’ai seize ans.
2. Comment allez-vous? 5. Je te présente mon

Grammaire 1
3. Tu as quel âge? ami Georges.
6. Je m’appelle Stéphanie.

Faisons des phrases


Lisons/Parlons Create complete sentences by matching each
phrase in the first column with its logical completion in the
second column.
1. Comment il a. va?
2. Tu b. a quinze ans.
3. Comment allez- c. s’appelle?
4. Je te d. vous?
5. Ça e. as quel âge?
6. Il f. présente Nina.

Devine!
Parlons Take turns describing the people in these photos. Use
the expressions from the box for your description. Your classmate
will guess which person you’ve just described. Then, switch roles.

Elle a quatorze ans. Il a quinze ans.


C’est un ami. Il s’appelle Omar.
Elle s’appelle Frida. Elle a trente ans.
C’est une amie. Il s’appelle M. Guérin.
Il a vingt-huit ans. Elle s’appelle Mme Durand.

1. 2. 3. 4.

L’Île-de-France treize 13

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