Why is the possessive adjective masculine (son) before a feminine noun (trophée), please?

Cheryl N.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

The quizz question is: Elle tient son trophée. (She holds her trophy.) The exercise was conjugating tenir. Cheryl

Asked 10 years ago

GruffKwizIQ Co-founder, CEOCorrect answer

Ahhh! Yes, it does seem feminine with that ending, but in fact, c'est:
un trophée
le trophée

Hope that explains!

Like010 years ago

Cheryl N.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Merci Gruff! Well, I would never have guessed that noun was masculine, with that ending. I suspected there was (another) obscure rule... Cheryl

Like010 years ago

The quizz question is: Elle tient son trophée. (She holds her trophy.) The exercise was conjugating tenir. Cheryl

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