C'est or Il/Elle Est

Laura
Kwiziq language super star
6/01/17
Bonjour Meghna,
"La couleur violette" is a noun (couleur) followed by an adjective (violette) so this counts as a noun and is why c'est is the correct response. Also, the fact that the last word is joli (masculine) rather than jolie (feminine) is another hint: c'est is always followed by a masculine noun, whereas if the subject were elle, it would have to be jolie.
Your answer
Don't have an account yet? Join today

Think you've got all the answers?
Test your French to the CEFR standard
find your French level »3952questions8122answers145,978users
Meghna
Kwiziq community member
17 October 2016
1 reply
C'est or Il/Elle Est
Seriously lost on this one - you mention that C'est will be followed by a noun nd il/elle by an adjective yet in the practice test 'Tu aimes la couleur violette ? Oui, ________ est très joli!' expects the response C'est
This question relates to:
French lesson "C'est vs il/elle est: Saying it is"