Noms – Free Exercise

show special characters
display incorrect answers

Exercices

Is the word a common noun (nom commun) or a proper noun (nom propre)?

  1. Barcelonecapital letter, a city → proper nounBarcelona
  2. nettoyagele nettoyage → common nouncleaning
  3. carottela carotte → common nouncarrot
  4. Clairecapital letter, the name of a person → proper nounClaire

Are the statements true (vrai) or false (faux)?

  1. Un autobus est un nom animé.false → objects are inanimate nounsA bus is an animate noun.
  2. « Bijoux » est un nom singulier.false → les bijoux is plural“Bijoux” is a singular noun.
  3. Un groupe nominal est composé d’un article, d’un nom et d’un adjectif.true → example : le chien joyeux (the happy dog)A nominal group is made up of an article, a noun, and an adjective.
  4. « Cameroun » est un nom propre.true → country names are always proper nouns and remain unchanged“Cameroun” is a proper noun.