FR: Je n'ai jamais été scolarisée - accord

[Language Teacher Lost]

"J'ai 17 ans et je n'ai jamais été scolarisée."

I understand that there is a letter 'e' at the end of the word scolarisée, because the person talking is female. However, what's the grammatical reason that you have to add the e there?

 

[Yendred]

Because here scolarisé(e)(s) has the role of an adjective, and adjectives agree with the noun they are related to:
Mon fils est scolarisé
Ma fille est scolarisée
Mes fils sont scolarisés
Mes filles sont scolarisées

 

[Language Teacher Lost]

Thanks.

 

[Maître Capello]

In addition to Yendred's post, please note that past participles are often used as true adjectives:

les personnes scolarisées ↔ les personnes qui sont/ont été scolarisées