Inversion of Subject in French

This video tutorial introduces the concept of subject-verb inversion in French grammar, explaining how to transform standard sentences into more formal ones by placing the subject after the verb and adding a hyphen. The tutorial provides examples of standard versus inverted questions and highlights special cases involving pronouns and nouns. It concludes with a summary and resources for further learning.

What is the main topic introduced in the video?

• French vocabulary

• French culture

• French pronunciation

• Subject inversion in French

What is the purpose of subject inversion in French?

• To make sentences more casual

• To change the tense of the verb

• To add emphasis to the subject

• To transform a standard sentence into a formal one

How do you form a subject inversion in French?

• Place the subject before the verb

• Remove the subject from the sentence

• Add a comma between the subject and verb

• Place the subject after the verb and add a hyphen

Which of the following is an example of an inverted question?

• Est-ce que vous parlez français?

• Vous parlez français?

• Parlez-vous français?

• Vous parlez français, n'est-ce pas?

How would you invert the question 'Est-ce qu'il parle portugais?'?

• Il parle-t-il portugais?

• Est-ce qu'il parle portugais?

• Parle-t-il portugais?

• Il parle portugais?

What is the correct inversion for 'Est-ce que tu te peignes?'?

• Te peignes-tu?

• Peignes-tu?

• Tu te peignes?

• Est-ce que tu te peignes?

How do you handle subject inversion when the verb ends with a vowel?

• Remove the vowel

• Add a hyphen

• Add an extra vowel

• Add a 't' between the verb and subject pronoun

Which of the following is an example of a special case in subject inversion?

• Marie s'est-elle coiffée ce matin?

• Est-ce que Marie s'est coiffée ce matin?

• Marie s'est coiffée ce matin?

• Coiffée Marie ce matin?

What should you do if the subject of the sentence is a noun?

• Add a comma after the noun

• Remove the noun

• Keep the noun and add a pronoun

• Replace the noun with a pronoun

Where can you continue learning French at your own pace?

• Visit onparle.net

• Visit learnfrench.com

• Visit bonjourfrance.fr

• Visit frenchlessons.org