Placement – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Is the adjective in the right place?
(For incorrect sentences, the correct version will be displayed in the blue info bubbles that appear after checking your answers.)

  1. J’ai un sac noir.
    standard adjective placement in French = after the nounI have a black rucksack.
  2. Nous avons fait un beau voyage.
    short, frequently used adjectives come before the nounWe had a lovely trip.
  3. Est-ce que tu as eu une note mauvaise?
    correct placement: Est-ce que tu as eu une mauvaise note?
    short, frequently used adjectives come before the noun    Did you get a bad grade?
  4. Mon ami répare la machine à laver cassée.
    standard adjective placement in French = after the nounMy friend is fixing the broken washing machine.
  5. Où est-ce que je dois poser le vase petit?
    correct placement: Où est-ce que je dois poser le petit vase?
    short, frequently used adjectives come before the noun    Where should I put the little vase?

Which translation is correct? Pay attention to adjective placement.

  1. grand
    Napoleon was a great man.
    grand after a noun = tall
    grand before a noun = great    sentence 1: Napoleon was a tall man.
    sentence 2: Napoleon was a great man.
  2. ancien
    Here is my former teacher.
    ancien after a noun = old (ancient)
    ancien before a noun = former    sentence 1: Here is my old teacher.
    sentence 2: Here is my former teacher.
  3. cher
    We bought an expensive car.
    cher after a noun = expensive
    cher before a noun = dear (precious)    sentence 1: We bought an expensive car.
    sentence 2: We bought a dear car.
  4. propre
    I’d like to have my own room.
    propre after a noun = clean
    propre before a noun = own    sentence 1: I’d like to have my room clean.
    sentence 2: I’d like to have my own room.
  5. drôle
    He told an amusing story.
    drôle after a noun = amusing
    drôle before a noun = strange    sentence 1: He told an amusing story.
    sentence 2: He told a strange story.