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   HenHanna to HenHanna   
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   12 Jul 24 12:20:03   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: HenHanna@devnull.tb   
      
   On 7/12/2024 12:13 PM, HenHanna wrote:   
   >   
   > feu in "feu votre père" --  where else would the [feu]  go?   
   >   
   >            Maybe it's from a rule like this:   
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   > In French, adjectives that typically go before the noun (modified noun)   
   > can be categorized with the acronym BANGS which stands for:   
   >   
   > Beauty (Beauté):  Adjectives describing beauty or aesthetics often come   
   > before.   
   >   
   >                 Ex: Une belle robe (A beautiful dress)   
   >   
   >   
   > Age (Âge):  Adjectives related to age usually precede the noun.   
   >   
   >                   Ex: Un jeune homme (A young man)   
   >   
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   > Number (Nombre):  Ordinal and cardinal numbers (first, second, three)   
   > generally come before.   
   >   
   >               Ex: La deuxième porte (The second door) /   
   >                    Trois chats (Three cats)   
   >   
   >   
   > Goodness (Qualité):  Adjectives expressing positive or negative   
   > qualities often go before.   
   >   
   >                Ex: Une bonne idée (A good idea) /   
   >                    Un mauvais comportement (Bad behavior)   
   >   
   >   
   > Size (Taille):  Adjectives describing size typically precede the noun.   
   >   
   >                  Ex: Une petite maison (A small house)   
      
      
      
      
   Both BANGS adjectives  go before the noun:  ( Une belle petite fille )   
      
      
                          ( Une robe rouge élégante )   
      
                          ( Une élégante robe rouge )   
      
      
      
   What other  Acronyms (Mnemonics) are  common  for beginning French students?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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