BANGS adjectives?

Kenneth T.C1Kwiziq community member

BANGS adjectives?

This lesson is kind of confusing me. At school I learned that the superlative must come after the noun unless the adjective would come before the noun, and in that case the placement would be a choice. The French About page on superlatives also states this rule. So wouldn't "Marie est la plus intelligente fille de la classe" be incorrect?
Asked 7 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Kenneth,

Both examples are given in the lesson :

Marie est la plus intelligente fille de la classe 

and 

Marie est la fille la plus intelligente de la classe

for

Marie is the smartest girl in the class  

and both are correct.

Aaron G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
The video on this lesson page says the same thing, and I've also seen the advice that the placement of the superlative follows the normal placement of the adjective, whether before or after the noun, so I'm also left wondering.
Aaron G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Sorry, I must have missed Cécile's comment.

Ozan D.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I am curious about it too

Teresa E.B2Kwiziq community member

This has me confused. I thought that only certain adjectives precede the noun, most of them follow:

Marie est la fille la plus intelligente de la classe.

Stephanie S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Same here.

Cécile's response doesn't answer the question as to whether both examples are equally correct.

Kenneth T. asked:

BANGS adjectives?

This lesson is kind of confusing me. At school I learned that the superlative must come after the noun unless the adjective would come before the noun, and in that case the placement would be a choice. The French About page on superlatives also states this rule. So wouldn't "Marie est la plus intelligente fille de la classe" be incorrect?

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