This document discusses adjective placement in French. It explains that in French, most adjectives follow the noun they describe, unlike in English where adjectives usually precede nouns. However, there is an exception for "BANGS" adjectives describing beauty, age, number, goodness, and size, which always come before nouns. The document provides examples to illustrate how to determine adjective placement based on whether it is a regular adjective or a "BANGS" adjective.

1. Les Adjectifs
BAGS/BANGS
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2. Review!
Regular Adjectives
In French, almost all adjectives come AFTER the
noun/word that they are describing
…This seems weird to us, because in English our
adjectives almost always come in front :)
We say: A red dress.
The French say: a dress red.
We say: A happy dog.
The French say: a dog happy.

3. BAGS/BANGS Adjectives
However, as always, there is an exception:
the BANGS adjectives
(beauty, age, number, goodness, and size...).
I know that the lesson says BAGS -
but I say BANGS (to include the numbers in it)
Beauty beau/belle; joli/jolie
Age jeune; vieux/vieille; nouveau/nouvelle
Number Un(e), deux, trois etc
Goodness gentil/gentille; mauvais/mauvaise; bon/bonne
Size gros/grosse; petit/petite; grand/grande; long/longue

4. BANGS Adjectives
These adjectives always come BEFORE the noun/
word that they are describing.
So, in French, when you're trying to figure out
where the adjective goes...
ASK YOURSELF: is it one of the BANGS adjectives?
…if yes, then it goes in front of the word;
if no, then it goes after the word.

5. A few examples….
• a funny dog (funny = NOT a bangs adjectives)
... so in French you would say “a dog funny”
• a sad dog (sad = NOT a bangs adjectives)
…so in French you would say “a dog sad”
• a pretty dog (pretty= bangs adjective)
... so in French you would say “a pretty dog”
• a big dog (big = bangs adjective)
... so in French you would say “a big dog”