Grammaire 1-1

Les Sujets et les verbes Subjects and Verbs

Subjects and Verbs in English

Eric walks slowly.The dog eats a lot.Laura is 13 years old.

What is the subject of each sentence?What is the verb of each sentence?

What part of speech are subjects?

French is the same way!

• Xavier écrit un poème!• L’oiseau chante une belle chanson!• Lise lève sa main.

• Sujet?• Verbe?

• The structure is the same! Don’t be afraid that it’s in French!

Nouns Are Replaced By What?

• Kevin is a friend. ______ is 14. – What goes in the blank?– Why do we do this?

• Kelly and Monica are going to the movies. ______ are excited to see the new movie.– What goes in this blank?

Subject Pronouns in English

I WeYouHe/She TheyOneIt

Les pronoms sujets en français

Je NousTu VousIl IlsElle EllesOn

- Je becomes j’ before a vowel sound.- J’ai quinze ans.

Rappel! Reminder! Formal/Informal

Formal Informal• When you are speaking to

people who are older than you that you don’t know, you will want to use VOUS.

• Use VOUS when speaking to more than one person, regardless of age.– Kind of like Y’all.

• When you are speaking to a person your own age or younger.

• Used between family members, even those older than you.