A question about French grammar. why can't say "C'est rouge." or "Il est du pain" ?
Today, I took a test, there are some choice questions.
for example, ________rouge. A, C'est; B, Ils sont; C, Il est. so I chose a.
another question is _______du pain. A, C'est; B, Ils sont; C, Il est. I chose c.
My answers are all wrong.
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Answers · 6
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I'm just a beginner in French, but here's how I understand it:
"Il est rouge." is correct because rouge is an adjective describing a thing/person.
"C'est du pain" is correct because du pain is a modified noun.
I still get the usage of c'est and il est confused myself, but this link is helping me improve: http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa032500.htm
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1A) C'est rouge. → Correct, "It's red."
1B) Ils sont rouge. → Wrong, "rouge" is singular, "ils" is plural so they can't be used together.
1C) Il est rouge. → Correct, "He is red."
2A) C'est du pain. → Correct, "It's bread."
2B) Ils sont du pain. → Grammatically correct but improbable, "They are bread."
2C) Il est du pain. → Grammatically correct but improbable, "He is bread."
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