1.1.4.4 Interrogative and Exclamative Adjectives, in L'Huillier, Advanced French Grammar

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Monique L'Huillier

Advanced French Grammar

1. Framework

1.1 Parts of Speech

1.1.4 Determiners

1.1.4.4 Interrogative and Exclamative Adjectives

(i) The Interrogative Adjectives

The interrogative adjectives are:

quel

quelle,

quels,

quelles

We use  interrogative adjectives to ask questions about some noun:

for example

Quelle personne demandez-vous?

Which person are you asking for?

(ii) The Exclamative Adjectives

The exclamative adjectives are also:

quel

quelle,

quels,

quelles

We use  exclamative  adjectives to express surprise, indignation, joy, fear, and so on. They take the same forms as the exclamative adjectives.

for example:

Il ne vous a pas prévenu? Quel sans-gêne!

Didn't he warn you? What nerve!

L'Huillier, Monique. Advanced French Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.

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