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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: HenHanna <HenHanna@devnull.tb> Newsgroups: sci.lang,alt.usage.english Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_=22Belle_=C3=89poque=22_--_In_French=2C_adjectives_?= =?UTF-8?Q?go_before_the_modified_Noun_--_acronym_BANGS?= Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:20:03 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 55 Message-ID: <v6rvl5$35c6t$1@dont-email.me> References: <v6rv84$35c6s$4@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:20:05 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="13ab68f9fb6c4be36bb820e4a5191e48"; logging-data="3322077"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX187rhfebeBgmoPXCCEm91eEKPgtS4Fmk1s=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:ufLGIXr2u/5fT3DNig/i5tj/m0A= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <v6rv84$35c6s$4@dont-email.me> Bytes: 2678 On 7/12/2024 12:13 PM, HenHanna wrote: > > feu in "feu votre père" -- where else would the [feu] go? > > Maybe it's from a rule like this: > > > > In French, adjectives that typically go before the noun (modified noun) > can be categorized with the acronym BANGS which stands for: > > Beauty (Beauté): Adjectives describing beauty or aesthetics often come > before. > > Ex: Une belle robe (A beautiful dress) > > > Age (Âge): Adjectives related to age usually precede the noun. > > Ex: Un jeune homme (A young man) > > > Number (Nombre): Ordinal and cardinal numbers (first, second, three) > generally come before. > > Ex: La deuxième porte (The second door) / > Trois chats (Three cats) > > > Goodness (Qualité): Adjectives expressing positive or negative > qualities often go before. > > Ex: Une bonne idée (A good idea) / > Un mauvais comportement (Bad behavior) > > > Size (Taille): Adjectives describing size typically precede the noun. > > Ex: Une petite maison (A small house) Both BANGS adjectives go before the noun: ( Une belle petite fille ) ( Une robe rouge élégante ) ( Une élégante robe rouge ) What other Acronyms (Mnemonics) are common for beginning French students?