B.A.N.G.S! ADJECTIVES. Adjectives Where do most adjectives go in French?

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B.A.N.G.S! ADJECTIVES

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B.A.N.G.S! ADJECTIVES

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Adjectives

Where do most adjectives go in French?

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BANGS adjectives

B.A.N.G.S. is an anagram that is given to help you remember a select group of adjectives that go BEFORE the noun.

BANGS stands for Beauty Age Number Goodness Size

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BANGS adjectives

What does BANGS stand for?

Beauty Age Number Goodness Size

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BANGS adjectives

Only this select group of adjectives will precede the noun that they modify.

Beauty Age Number Goodness

Size

beaujoli

jeunenouveauvieux

autre

ordinal numbers, such aspremierdeuxièmetroisième, etc.

bonmauvais

grand petit

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BANGS adjectives

Please know that not all adjectives that fit into these categories will precede the noun.

For example, mince is an adjective that

means thin.

You might think that thin qualifies as a

condition of size. However, mince is NOT

a BANGS adjective.

C’est une fille mince.

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BANGS adjectives Most BANGS adjectives follow regular patterns of

agreement.

Ce sont des petites filles. Joli, jeune, autre, mauvais, grand, petit all follow

REGULAR patterns for agreement, except that they precede the noun.

Masculin Feminin

Singulier -- -e

Pluriel -s -es

petit Masculin Feminin

Singulier petit petite

Pluriel petits petites

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BANGS adjectives

A few BANGS adjectives have a slightly irregular patterns.

BON Masculin

Feminin

Singulier

bon bonne

Pluriel bons bonnes

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BANGS adjectives

Beau, nouveau, vieux all have VERY IRREGULAR agreement patterns that must be memorized.

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BANGS adjectives

BEAU Masculine Masculine before a vowel

Feminine

Singulier

Pluriel

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BEAU Masculine Masculine before a vowel

Feminine

Singulier beau bel belle

Pluriel beaux belles

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BANGS adjectives

NOUVEAU Masculine Masculine before a vowel

Feminine

Singulier

Pluriel

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BANGS adjectives

NOUVEAU Masculine Masculine before a vowel

Feminine

Singulier nouveau nouvel nouvelle

Pluriel nouveaux nouvelles

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BANGS adjectives

VIEUX

Masculine Masculine before a vowel

Feminine

Singulier

Pluriel

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BANGS adjectives

VIEUX

Masculine Masculine before a vowel

Feminine

Singulier vieux vieil vieille

Pluriel vieux vieilles

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Masculine before a vowel

Beautiful/handsome

(good-looking)Old New

Un bel homme Un vieil hommeUn nouvel homme

Un bel élève Un vieil élèveUn nouvel élève

Un bel ami Un vieil ami Un nouvel ami

Un bel ordinateur

Un vieil ordianteur

Un nouvel ordinateur

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One more thing…

One more thing that changes with BANGS adjectives is the article DES.

Whenever you are using a BANGS adjective, you will use DE instead.

Il a de beaux yeux. Elle a de jolis cheveux.

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Ex. 17 pg. 14

1. Marcus est un ________________ élève. (nouveau)

2. Mon  ________________  ordinateur est assez lent (=slow). (vieux)

3. Ces  ________________  chats sont à vous? (beau)

4. Julie et Laure sont les  ________________  amies de Céline. (nouveau)

5. Ma grand-mère est  ________________  , mais très marrante. (vieux)

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Un peu plus avec BANGS…

6. Anne a de ________________ cheveux. (joli)7. Nous avons un ________________ baladeur.

(vieux)8. Ce sont de ________________ filles. (jeune)9. Mon chien a de ________________ oreilles

(f.) (grand)10. C’est une ________________ bibliothèque?

(nouveau)

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Un peu plus avec BANGS…

11. Combien de/d’ ________________ élèves il y a dans la classe? (autre)

12. C’est une ________________ chaise. (bon)13. Le ________________ oiseau chante.

(beau)14. Tu as de ________________ profs?

(mauvais)15. Serge a une ________________ voiture de

sport. (petit)

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Rewrite the following sentences, inserting the BANGS adjective in parentheses. Make sure to make your adjectives agree in gender and in number.

BANGS Adjectives

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BANGS Adjectives

1. J'ai une voiture. (grand)2. Ma sœur a un chat. (petit)3. C'est une classe. (mauvais)4. Il y a une femme à la MJC. (jeune)5. Ils ont des fleurs dans le jardin. (joli)6. Tu as une sœur? (petit)

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Tell whether or not the following adjectives are BANGS or not. If it is a BANGS adjective, then STAND UP (or raise your hand). If not, remain seated.

Stand up for BANGS!

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gentil

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pareseux

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méchant

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jeune

BANGS!

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bleu

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vieux

BANGS!

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mauvais

BANGS!

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grand

BANGS!

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beau

BANGS!

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marron

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long

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petitBANG

S!

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agé

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sérieux

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autre

BANGS!

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orange

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nouveau

BANGS!

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pénbile

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généreux

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mince

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joli BANG

S!

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marrant

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bon

BANGS!

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Give the correct form of the adjective in parentheses and place it correctly in the sentence. (Note: Pay careful attention to BANGS adjectives.)

More with BANGS Adjectives

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More with BANGS Adjectives

1. C'est une maison. (grand)2. Eric a une amie. (petit)3. Ma mère a des yeux bleus. (joli)4. Ce sont des exercices. (ennuyeux)5. Nous aimons ces arbres. (beau/marron)6. Jean-Pierre a une voiture. (beau/blanc)7. Ce sont les bananes. (vert)8. C’est une classe avec des garçons et des

filles. (intéressant)