French Grammar – Those are my snacks 🇫🇷

Ce

Singular and masculine, use ce.

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Adjectives

French demonstrative adjectives
this / that these / those
masculine ce ces
masc + vowel cet ces
feminine cette ces

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____ sont mes collations.

The correct sentence for “Those are my snacks” in French is “Ce sont mes collations.” Here’s the explanation for why this is the answer:

In French, the demonstrative pronouns “ce,” “cette,” “ces,” and “cet” are equivalent to “this,” “that,” “these,” and “those” in English. However, when “ce” is used with the verb “être” (to be) in the third person plural form, it changes to “ce sont” before a plural noun or pronoun, regardless of the gender of the noun it refers to.

So in this instance:
– “ce” is the demonstrative pronoun adjusted for the use with “sont” (are),
– “sont” is the third person plural of the verb “être” (to be),
– “mes” is the possessive adjective for “my” referring to something you possess (in plural form because “snacks” is plural),
– “collations” is the noun “snacks” in plural form.

Putting it together, “Ce sont mes collations” means “Those are my snacks” in French, where “ce sont” stands in for “those are.” This construction is used regardless of the gender of the noun in question; “ce” does not agree in gender as it might normally with singular nouns (like “cet homme” for “this man” or “cette femme” for “this woman”).

In the sentence given, “ce” is the appropriate choice because it’s followed by a plural noun, and you’re using it with the verb “être” to indicate existence.

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