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Le professeur corrige ce paragraphe.

Le professeur corrige ce paragraphe.
The teacher corrects this paragraph.
From Lesson 87:Irregular action verbs (écrire, mettre)·French

Questions & Answers about Le professeur corrige ce paragraphe.

Is corrige an irregular verb like the ones we are learning in this lesson?
No, corriger is a mostly regular -er verb. In the present tense, it follows the normal pattern for the il (he) form, giving us corrige. It doesn't have wild spelling changes like écrire or mettre do.
Why do we use ce instead of cet or cette for "this"?
ce is the masculine singular demonstrative adjective (the word for "this" or "that"). We use it here because paragraphe is a masculine noun starting with a consonant. You would use cet before a masculine noun starting with a vowel, and cette for any feminine noun.
Wait, paragraphe ends in an 'e'. Isn't it feminine?
Not always! While many French words ending in 'e' are feminine, paragraphe is an exception. It is masculine, which is exactly why it takes the masculine word ce.
Does le professeur change if the teacher is a woman?
Traditionally, le professeur was masculine regardless of the teacher's gender. In modern everyday French, you will increasingly see la professeure for a female teacher, but le professeur is still widely understood and correct for everyone.

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