[GRAMMAR REVIEW.--LESSON XIV]
Review possessive pronouns.--Order in interrogative sentences.--Definite article used for possessive adjective.
Examples
| Est-il arrivé? | Has he arrived? |
| Votre père le sait-il? | Does your father know it? |
| Jean a-t-il des plumes? | Has John any pens? |
| Combien ces montres coûtent-elles? | How much do these watches cost? |
| Comment votre mère a-t-elle su la chose? | How did your mother learn of the affair? |
| Pourquoi cet homme est-il venu? | Why has this man come? |
| Il leva la tête. | He raised his head. |
| Je me suis brossé les dents. | I brushed my teeth. |
A. 1. Did Pope have crooked legs? 2. Was he a[1] hunchback? 3. Did the peasant girl succeed in[2] hiring out? 4. Where did she visit? 5. Wasn't the lady's brain a little "off" (cracked)? 6. Why has the servant come back? 7. I like my profession better than yours. 8. That[3] is because you are a little soft-hearted. 9. When did the doctor put this book into your hands? 10. He has his mind full of the thing, hasn't he?[4] 11. The dog made a severe wound in my arm. 12. Is this cat yours or theirs? 13. I have a dog of my own.[5] 14. Don't stop up your ears, will you?[4] 15. The Spaniard had dirty hands, dirtier even[6] than mine. 16. I am going to take you to my house. 17. You may wash your hands, if you wish. 18. The fan isn't mine, it is my mother's,
[Footnotes 1: omit. 2: à. 3: ce. 4: n'est-ce pas? 5: à moi. 6: même.]
B. Word Study. In the following anecdote, substitute equivalents for expressions in italics:
[81. JUSTICE DE SOLIMAN]
Comme Soliman, sultan des Turcs, allait à la conquête de Belgrade, l'an 1521, une femme s'approcha de lui et se plaignit vivement de ce que, pendant son sommeil, des soldats lui avaient volé des bestiaux qui faisaient route sa fortune.
«Il fallait que tu fusses plongée dans un sommeil bien profond, lui dit en riant le prince, puisque tu n'as pas entendu entrer les ravisseurs.--Oui, je dormais fort paisiblement, repartit la vieille, dans la certitude où j'étais que Votre Hautesse veillait pour la sécurité générale.»