Role Models: Grammar (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note
Exam code: 8652
Interrogatives (question words) are essential to ask questions, and also to answer them - you need to understand what is being asked of you. Let's look at them in more detail.
Interrogatives
Interrogatives are also known as question words
They are often called wh- words in English (who, what, when …)
Use interrogatives to ask open questions (questions which require more information in the reply than yes or no)
There are three ways to use interrogatives in French questions:
subject + verb + question word
Ton modèle est comment ?
question word + verb + subject
Comment est ton modèle ?
question word + est-ce que + subject + verb
Pourquoi est-ce que tu aimes ton modèle ?
English interrogative | French interrogative | Example sentences | |
what | quoi (after a preposition) | Tu parles de quoi avec ton modèle ? | What do you talk about with your role model? |
what | que, qu’ (before a verb) | Que fait ton modèle pour inspirer les autres ? | What does your role model do to inspire others? |
when | quand | Quand ton modèle est-il devenu célèbre ? | When did your role model become famous? |
where | où | Où habite ton modèle ? | Where does your role model live? |
who | qui | Qui est ton modèle ? | Who is your role model? |
why | pourquoi | Pourquoi admires-tu ton modèle ? | Why do you admire your role model? |
how | comment | Comment peut-on aider les autres ? | How can you help others? |
how many | combien (de / d’) | Combien d’influenceurs suis-tu en ligne ? | How many influencers do you follow online? |
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