French language Q&A Forum

I understand why we use the definite article for one and possessive adjective for the other buy why are they both singular?

The above quote I think, should have AFTER replaced with BEFORE.

Could "du coin" substitute for "local" in the context of a local newspaper? 

What is India called in French?

How do we know which form of adverb has to be used...the one ending in '...ment' or the regular form?

- Marie chante le plus fortement.   V/S   Marie chante le plus fort.

- Jeanne parle le plus doucement.   VS Jeanne parle le plus doux.

- Il conduit le plus lentement.  V/S  Il conduit le plus lent.   

How do we know which form of adverb to use in such situations?

Hi,

I wonder why is it "sur Orléans" and not "à Orléans" ?

Hi, um does, "il mange de la glace" mean he eats sone ice cream, or he eats ice cream?

Pouquoi ne pas utiliser " Savez que  vous êtes loin d'etre le seul au lieu de "Sachez que vous êtes loin d'être le seul"? L'utilisation du subjonctif est-elle nécessaire ? 

 Kevin

As a native English speaker, interrogations makes no sense in this context.  The suggested vocabulary noted "existential questions" but it never appeared.  Instead, we got interrogations.   Seems like an oversight.

For the question "Je suis resté cinq jours à Mykonos, mais ________ à Paris", I was marked incorrect for answering "je ne suis que resté trois jours". The accepted answer was "je ne suis resté que trois jours". How does placing "que" before or after "resté" change the emphasis or meaning of this statement? "But I stayed only three days in Paris" vs "But I only stayed three days in Paris". I cannot see the distinction that makes one form wrong and the other right.