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arriver, to arrive, to happen.

remercier, to thank.

payer, to pay.

parler mal, to speak ill.

deviner, to guess.

penser mal, to think ill.

penser de, to have an opinion about.

penser à, to think of, to consider, to have in mind.
Que pensez-vous de lui, what do you think of him?
Je pense
à mes amis, I am thinking of my friends.

A quoi pense-t-il, what is he thinking about?

1. Savez-vous ce qui est arrivé ? 2. Je ne sais pas tout ce qui est arrivé. 3. Devinez ce que j'ai reçu ce matin. 4. De qui l'avez-vous reçu?

vous avez fait. 6. Pensez à ce que pense toujours à ce que je fais.

5. Dites-moi ce que

vous faites. 7. Je 8. Pensez-vous aussi

à ce que vous dites? 9. Dites-moi qui est arrivé.

10. Dites-moi aussi ce qui est arrivé.

11. Je sais ce que

c'est. 12. Il pense mal de tout le monde.

13. Mangez

ce que vous avez sur votre assiette. 14. Apportez-nous, s'il vous plaît, de la viande, du pain, du beurre et deux tasses de café. 15. Merci, monsieur. 16. Il n'y a pas de quoi, madame. 17. Maintenant, avez-vous de quoi payer? 18. Prenez tout ce que vous voyez.

(A) 1. Guess who has come. 2. It is your cousin Mary. 3. It is n't she who has come, it is her brother. 4. Do you know what he has brought? 5. No, what? 6. Think a great deal, but speak little. 7. They say he never says what he thinks. 8. What he always says everything he thinks. 9. Has she any money? 10. She has lost all she had. 11. Give me everything there is on my table. 12. Here is everything that was in your room. 13. I did not buy everything I saw, because I did n't have anything to pay with.1 14. Tell me what has happened. 15. What has happened? 16. I thank you, madam. 17. Don't mention it. 18. He always does everything I desire.

1 See examples under quoi, page 123.

2. Don't you

(B) 1. What have you done to-day? know what I have done? 3. Do you know what he will do to-morrow? 4. What has happened? 5. Do you

know all that has happened? 6. Of what are you speaking? 7. Of what are you thinking? 8. Of whom are you speaking? 9. Of whom are you thinking? 10. Do you know what I have in my pocket?

11. Guess

what I have here. 12. What did you see this morning? 13. Show me what you have written. 14. What is that all? 15. Tell me who is here to-day. 16. Have you anything to pay with? 17. What! no money? 18. Do

you see this package?

19. Do you know what it is? 20. What! you have already opened it? 21. I thank you for (de) all you have done for me.

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Feminine of Adjectives.

(1) We have seen (Lesson 4) that the feminine of an adjective is formed by adding e mute to the masculine, while adjectives ending in e mute remain unchanged:

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(2) Adjectives ending in -el, -en, -on, -et, double the

final consonant before adding e mute for the feminine:

cruelle.
telle.

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(3) The following adjectives also double the final consonants in the feminine:

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(4) A few adjectives ending in -er and -et change e

to è in forming the feminine; for example:

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(5) Adjectives ending in -f change f to v:

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(6) Adjectives ending in -x change x to s.

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3. C'est mon

vous que votre sœur est paresseuse? frère qui est paresseux. 4. Ma sœur est très appliquée. 5. Cette belle jeune fille est toujours studieuse. 6. Votre cousine n'est-elle pas un peu jalouse? 7. J'ai un chapeau neuf et aussi des bottines neuves. 8. Nos cousins sont heureux, mais nos cousines sont très malheureuses. 9. Ces fraises ne sont-elles pas délicieuses? 10. Vous êtes bien heureuse, madame; vous avez des enfants laborieux. 11. Ces jeunes filles ne sont pas si actives que ces garçons. 12. Les éléphants ne sont pas cruels, mais ces bêtes sauvages sont très cruelles. 13. L'histoire moderne n'est pas si facile que l'histoire ancienne, mais la géographie ancienne est beaucoup plus difficile que la géographie moderne. 14. La langue italienne n'est pas difficile quand on a appris le français. 15. Les grosses fraises ne sont pas si bonnes que les petites. 16. Cette viande est trop grasse; donnez-nous autre chose, s'il vous plaît. 17. Voyez-vous cette petite fille? Elle est bien lasse. 18. Pourquoi avez-vous vendu votre petit chien? Il était si gentil! 19. Vous n'êtes jamais trop gentil, vous savez. 20. Ni vous non plus. 21. Ces dames sont jalouses, parce qu'elle a tant de robes neuves. 22. Quelle gentille petite fille !

3. Which

1. Have you ever read ancient history or studied ancient geography? 2. Which do you prefer? do you find the easier?

4. I do not like either one.

5. Nor I either. 6. This little beast is pretty, but very cruel. 7. Your watch is too big. 8. This meat is too fat. 9. These men are generous. 10. Are their wives generous too? 11. His sisters are happy, but very tired. 12. Their shoes are new, but her boots are not new. 13. This cream is delicious. 14. It does not rain yet, but I think we shall have a rainy night. that girls are always more attentive and than boys. 16. It is not true, I am

15. It is said more diligent

sure (of it). 18. Everybody

17. Are n't they a little more studious? prefers sincere friends to those who are not sincere. 19. Did one ever hear such a story? 20. We like such stories. 21. This table is not heavy; it is very light. 22. That lady is very proud and happy; she has industrious and charming children. 23. Yes, her children are very nice. 24. No1 pupil is absent to-day. 25. Good!

I am glad of it.

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Feminine of Adjectives (Continued).

The following adjectives form their feminine irregu

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