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Grammar
Objective: Match quel and lequel to the gender and number of the noun being investigated, and distinguish the adjective from the pronoun in questions.
| Form | Used with | Example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| quel | masculine singular noun | Quel livre ? | which book? |
| quelle | feminine singular noun | Quelle heure ? | which hour, what time? |
| quels | masculine plural noun | Quels livres ? | which books? |
| quelles | feminine plural noun | Quelles langues ? | which languages? |
Nom is masculine singular, so the interrogative adjective must be quel, not the feminine quelle.
Lequel is a pronoun and never precedes a noun, so the adjective quel is required before livre.
Nom is masculine singular, so the adjective is quel. The noun and the adjective agree even when the noun appears after the verb.
Heure is feminine singular, so the adjective is quelle. The expression is the standard way to ask for the time.
Livres is masculine plural, so the adjective is quels. The past participle achetés agrees with the preceding direct object.
Langues is feminine plural, so the adjective is quelles.
Lequel stands alone as a pronoun and is masculine singular because the question selects one item from the set. The pronoun agrees in gender with the class of items and in number with the single choice being requested.
6 exercises · about 9 minutes
Before the preposition de introducing a defined set, the pronoun lesquels is required, since the adjective cannot stand alone.
The adjective agrees with the noun it modifies, and in this elliptical question the implied noun is feminine singular, so quelle is correct.
Laquelle is the feminine singular pronoun, agreeing with robes.
Lesquelles is the feminine plural pronoun. The past participle arrivées agrees with the subject.
Numéro is masculine singular, so the adjective is quel.