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In this sentence why is it not 'était fournie', to agree with 'une paire'?:
une paire de boules Quiès étaient fournies
Each of these expressions are translated using 'du'. In English, both are possessive. In the first case, we are talking about a place, so I can rationalize the use of 'du' instead of 'de'. In the second case, I have more of a problem. It seems like a simple use of the possessive which I think would call for 'de' instead of 'du'. Can I get some guidance here? Thanks.
Shouldn’t the adjective be plural to match the noun?
The question was: "Les parents sont ____________ la Poste." The hint sais that the parents were at the post office. My response was "Les parents sont dans la Poste." QUIZBOT said that the correct response is "Leas parenat sont a (with accent) la Poste. Why is "dans" not correct?
In the sentence; J'avais oublié de finir mes devoirs; why the de?
I think the native speaker would say 'I have hardly any' rather than 'I hardly have any'. 'Hardly any' is an expression, I think.
Do these get graded or reviewed by someone to make sure we are writing properly?
I was seeking an answer to the same question posed by White below. It can quite easily be included in a lesson for the sake of completion. Some examples of "exceptions" would be welcome.
Hi, um does, "il mange de la glace" mean he eats sone ice cream, or he eats ice cream?
I struggle to understand why this means "I forgot to bring you your glasses!"
I thought the word used to express "bring" should have been "apporter" not "rapporter"
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