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Il analyse une catégorie telle que la majorité ou la classe sociale.

Il analyse une catégorie telle que la majorité ou la classe sociale.
He analyzes a category such as the majority or social class.
From Lesson 357:Giving examples (tel que)·French

Questions & Answers about Il analyse une catégorie telle que la majorité ou la classe sociale.

Why is it telle que and not tel que?
The phrase tel que means such as and must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. It always agrees with the noun that comes right before it. Here, it agrees with the feminine singular noun une catégorie, making it telle que.
If the examples after the phrase were masculine, would telle que change to masculine?
No. The agreement of tel que is strictly based on the overarching category introduced before it, not the examples that follow it. Even if the examples given were masculine nouns, it would still be telle que because it must agree with une catégorie.
Why are there articles before majorité and classe sociale when the English translation drops them?
French requires definite articles (le, la, les) when talking about general concepts, abstract ideas, or categories as a whole. While English drops the article for social class and majority in this context, French keeps la for both la majorité and la classe sociale.
Why is analyse spelled with an 's' instead of a 'z' here?
The French verb is analyser, which is always spelled with an s. Because this s is sandwiched between two vowels, it produces a 'z' sound, which can easily trick English speakers into using the English spelling!

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