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L’INTERROGATION notes below • Introduction

L’INTERROGATION notes below • Introduction Yes/no questions - Information questions • Intonation • Intonation • Est-ce que/ • Est-ce que/ n’est-ce pas? n’est-ce pas?

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L’INTERROGATION notes below • Introduction

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  1. L’INTERROGATIONnotes below • • Introduction • Yes/no questions - Information questions • • Intonation • Intonation • • Est-ce que/ • Est-ce que/ • n’est-ce pas? n’est-ce pas? • • Inversion • Inversion • • quoi, qu’est-ce que, quel • LES EXPRESSIONS • INTERROGATIVES • • Introduction • • Compound interrogatives • • Shortened forms

  2. Yes/No Questions Intonation •Start with a statement : Tu vas au cinéma. • Put a question mark at the end : Tu vas au cinéma ? •Raise the pitch of your voice as you get to the end of the question : Tu vas au cinéma?

  3. Yes/No Questions Inversion continued • If the verb ends in a vowel, insert -t- between the inverted subject and verb : il a elle visite • You can use a person’s name or other noun with inversion : Marie, va-t-elle avec nous? Le train, est-il à l’heure? →a-t-il →a il →visite elle →visite-t-elle

  4. Information Questions Inversion •Start with a statement that provides information : Tu vas au cinéma. • Form an inverted question : Vas-tuau cinéma? •Choose the correct question word for the information and put it at thebeginning : Oùvas-tu? There is no need to raise the pitch of your voice.

  5. Information Questions quoi • Usequoilike you do in an information question with intonation by starting with a statement that provides information : Tu veux une nouvelle voiture pour ton anniversaire. •Substitute quoifor the information : Tu veux quoi pour ton anniversaire? •There is no need to raise the pitch of your voice as you get to the end of the question.

  6. EXPRESSIONS INTERROGATIVES There are four interrogative expressions : • qui est-ce qui • qu’est-ce qui They are divided into two parts : •The meaning •The grammatical function • qui est-ce que • qu’est-ce que –Are you talking about a person or a thing? – Do you need a subject or a direct object?

  7. Shortened forms • Some interrogatives can be shortened. • You may have to invert the subject and verb. qui est-ce qui→qui • Combine the “qui” and drop the inverted est-ce : Qui est-ce qui arrive à la porte? → Quiarrive à la porte? qui est-ce que →qui + inversion • Drop the verbal question mark est-ce que : Quiest-cequetu invites au cinéma? → Quiinvites-tu au cinéma?

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