This introduction covers Whose is it? — Possessives and Demonstratives 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 1 of 7 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
🏠 Whose is it? — Possessives and Demonstratives
You're in a French home and someone asks: "C'est le livre de ta sœur?" You want to say "Yes, it's hers, not mine." Or you're shopping and need to say "I prefer this one, not that one." Possessives and demonstratives are the words that sort out ownership and point at things — and French has one rule that trips up every English speaker: the adjective agrees with the thing owned, not the owner.
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
ce garcon
this/that boy -- ce is used before masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant.
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).