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114 SYNTAXE.
12. On voit le passe" meilieur qu'il w'a etc; on trouve le present pire
qu'il n'est; on espere 1'avenir plus heureux qu'ti ne sera. 13. Plus les
hommes seront edaires, et plus ils seront libres. 14. Plus 1'encre est
noire, meilleure elle est. 15. La vanite est dangereuse; la paresse Test
davantage.
et 'plus raauvais';
moindre' et 'plus petit'; 'meilleur' et 'mieux'? 2. Quelle est la derivation
du mot 'aine'?
(C) 1. Quelle distinction y a-t-il a eiablir entre 'pire 1
(d) 1. This hero showed in danger an astonishing courage [and] intrepidity.
2. In politics, as well as in literature, there is nothing worse than halfknowledge.
3. It is good to accustom children to sleep bareheaded.
4. Turenne had his arm and body shattered by the same shot. 5. This
gipsy has an ill-natured look. 6. This house seems strongly built.
7. We are sorry for it. 8. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good
(= to something misfortune is good). 9. He is affable to all. 10. Be
charitable to the poor. 11. The more precise the meaning is, the less it
escapes us. 12. Lions are now much less common than they were formerly.
13. It is natural that, the happier we are, the more we wish to be so.
14. The moon is in her apogee, when she is the most distant from the
earth. 15. Which is the planet the most distant from the sun?
CIIP legon: Pronoms. Kecapitulation.
(a) Differences dans la construction des pronoms personnels.
Have you read the
Yes / , have.
book? Avez-vous lu le livre?
Oui monsieur , (madame), or Oui, je
1'ai lu.
Is he ill? Yes, he is. Est-il malade ? Oui, il est malade(il Test*).
Is that your child? Est-ce la votre enfant?
Yes, it is. Oui, c'est mon enfant (or Oui, ce Test*).
Are these their effects f Sont-ce la leurs effets?
Yes , they are. Oui, ce sont leurs effets (or oui, ce les sont*).
Have you any lessons? Yes, we have. Avez-vous des lecons? Oui,nousenavons
Are you coming from home? Venez-vous de chez vous?
Yes, I am. Oui, j'en viens.
Have you been in L.? Yes, 1 have. Avez-vous e"t6 a L.? Oui, j'y
ai e"te".
il en a UR
Has he a dictionary? Yes, he has. A-t-il un dictionnaire? Oui,
No, he has not. Non , il n'en a pas.
Is this an English razor? Est-ce un rasoir anglais?
Yes, it is. No, it is not. Oui, e'en est un. Non, ce n'en est pas.
Does he smoke? Yes, he does. Est-ce qu'il fume? Oui, il fume.
No, he does not. Non il ne fume , pas.
You have it, have YOU not? Vous 1'avez, \
They were HI,
He will do it,
were they not?
will he not?
Ils e"taient
II le fera,
malades,
J
*
These expressions are less frequently used.
J-
n'est-CB pas? I