French Conversation and Composition · Chapter 16Grammar Review.--Lesson III
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Position of adjectives.--Irregular adjectives.--Compound subject, agreement.--Forms and use of quel.
Examples
A. 1. The young women were not at the theater. 2. The king is a ridiculous man. 3. The officer's clothes were very fine. 4. I noticed the absence of the fair sex. 5. French gamekeepers are proud of their lot. 6. Lucas is a homely[1] man. 7. If she could[2] get the empty place, she would be happy. 8. Old women[3] do not go on the stage. 9. Poor Fanny[3] carries the pears to market. 10. The poor man asks for[4] a new place. 11. Bad men[3] are often full of good intentions. 12. Fanny is a pretty woman. 13. She fills a difficult[5] rôle. 14. Old Lucas wore[6] a black hat. 15. Lucas and his wife are very old. 16. What a[4] pleasure! Jean will be mad with joy. 17. I want them[7] to raise the curtain at once.[8]
[Footnotes 1: laid. 2: imperfect tense. 3: Use definite article. 4: omit. 5: difficile. 6: porter. 7: qu'on followed by subjunctive. 8: tout de suite.]
B. Notice various meanings of devoir.
1. The king must be a ridiculous man. 2. Lucas was a homely man but his little gift must have pleased[1] Fanny. 3. She looked[2] happy, seated by the fireside. 4. Poor Fanny was to carry the beautiful pears to market. 5. I had gotten that far[3] when John arrived. 6. They have let it[4] be understood[5] that they are going to move. 7. I was supposed to fill a hard rôle. 8. The old king must have gotten impatient.[6] 9. You ought to have told me in the first place what[7] was the cause of the delay. 10. They were in the act[8] of raising the curtain, when the king arrived. 11. You will have to hold your tongue, otherwise[9] we will not get along together very well. 12. One[10] ought not to forget one's[11] benefactors. 13. If Jean wanted to get the place, he ought not to have forgotten the pears. 14. Where is Jean? He must be at the steward's. 15. Where have we gotten to? [12] 16. The steward was a worthy[13] man. 17. The new servant must have forgotten her good intentions. 18. The king wanted them[14] to raise the curtain. 19. I am afraid he will leave.[15] 20. I am afraid he cannot[16] get the place.
[Footnotes 1: faire plaisir à. 2: avoir l'air. 3: en être (là). 4: omit. 5: active infinitive. 6: s'impatienter. 7: quelle. 8: en train de. 9: autrement. 10: on. 11: ses. 12: cf. note. 13: brave. 14: qu'on with imperfect subjunctive. 15: subjunctive with ne. 16: subjunctive with ne... pas.]