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Great exercise! This wonderful description of Le volcan de la Reunion reminds me of when I lived and worked in Guatemala - a magical and beautiful country with many volcanoes. Every evening, we could see the active volcanoes burning and glowing against the night sky. Like I said, magical!

I just want to ask why "nouvelles terres" is plural. Of course, I am familiar with "la terre" meaning "the earth". When I researched the meaning of "une terre" (as opposed to "la terre"), the translation given was "land". So, I wrote "quarante-cinq hectares de nouvelle terre". Which I take it would mean: "45 hectares of new land".  Is this incorrect or are both variations, correct?

Merci et Bonne Continuation !

P.S. Took a break for several weeks, (for personal reasons), but glad to be back. Love this community of positive and supportive learners!

I can’t find how to reference multiple days together, is there an example?

“On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I get up at 6.” which of the following is correct?

Le lundi, mercredi et vendredi je me lève à six heures

or 

Les lundi, mercredi et vendredi je me lève à six heures

or

Le lundi, le mercredi et le vendredi je me lève à six heures

Thanks

Jon

Direct speech : Ma mère m'a demandé "Qui est-ce avec toi?"

Indirect speech : a. Ma mère m'a demandé qui c'est avec moi.  

                             b. Ma mère m'a demandé qui c’était avec moi.  

I would be grateful if anyone can say a or b, which one is right, or any other is possible for this.  Thanks in advance. 

Thanks.

what can I write them in negative sentences? 

Tom est avocat = Tom n'est pas avocat 

Tom et Pierre  sont  avocats=Tom et Pierre ne sont pas avocats

Maurice est un professeur excellent=Maurice n'est pas un professeur excellent.

Maurice et Tom sont des professeurs excellents=Maurice et Tom ne sont pas des professeurs excellents 

Are these sentences corrects? İf they are not correct can anyone write true correct sentences

Does "avec eux" refer back to "réunions"? If so, shouldn't you use avec "elles"? Also, Je suis sûre qu'"elles" (meetups) pourront t'aider...

Elle enlève sa veste pendant que nous enlevons nos chaussures 

This sentence had me  thinking because as studied before when talking about one's own clothing we use the definate article.

Should'nt it be Elle enlève la veste pendant que nous enlevons nos chaussures

Does Tout ce dont also have the same meanings - [everything that/ all that], or is there any additional meaning to it?? Please confirm. Also a few examples would be great.

'anything that' is also an additional meaning?

(of course that the context will differ with the inclusion of de in 'tout ce dont', than 'tout ce qui' and 'tout ce que')