This key facts covers Key Rules at a Glance within Possessives and demonstratives: mon, ma, ce, cette for GCSE French. Revise Possessives and demonstratives: mon, ma, ce, cette in Core Grammar Toolkit for GCSE French with 15 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 6 of 7 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📌 Key Rules at a Glance
- Agree with the OWNED noun, not the owner: son père (his/her father) and sa mère (his/her mother) can refer to the same person — the form changes because père is masculine and mère is feminine
- Before vowel/h — masculine forms only: mon amie, ton école, son histoire, cet homme, cet ami
- notre/votre/leur never change for gender: only nos/vos/leurs for plural
- Possessive pronouns need the article: always le/la/les + the pronoun form (le mien, la mienne)
- ce/cet/cette/ces — use cet before masculine vowel/h: cet acteur, cet hôtel
- -ci/-là clarify distance: ce livre-ci = this book here; ce livre-là = that book there
- Demonstrative pronouns (Higher): celui/celle/ceux/celles replace a noun entirely and take -ci/-là to specify which one
Practice questions for Possessives and demonstratives: mon, ma, ce, cette
In French, a possessive adjective (e.g. mon, ma, son, sa) agrees with…
Which form of 'my' is correct in: '_____ sœur est sympa' (my sister is nice)?
Quick recall flashcards
cette annee
this/that year -- cette is used before ALL feminine singular nouns (no vowel exception needed because cette already ends in a vowel sound).
ce garcon
this/that boy -- ce is used before masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant.