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Raymond F.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

order of stressed pronouns

What is the rule for the order of compound stressed pronouns? I read the Q&A but couldn't find an answer; I have seen lists for the proper order of all the other pronouns, but I have found no list for the order of compound stressed pronouns when they are used as subjects.

Asked 3 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq community member

Consistante v copieuse?

I wrote "Notre Salade aux Trois Fromages est [...] et assez copieuse" which was marked as incorrect. Looking at Le Robert, copieux is given as a synonym of consistant so I'm wondering why?

Does copieux mean more that the dish is physically large (ie a lot of food) whereas consistant just means it's filling but doesn't given any indication to the size of the meal?

Asked 2 years ago

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Jeramy R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elle ________ Franck ne vienne pas. She's expecting Franck not to come.

I answered this question with attends que and was marked wrong. In the notes on attendre que it says "to wait for [someone] i.e. Frank to do [something] i.e. not to come" why is my answer wrong?

Asked 4 years ago

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John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Who are "all those"Hello, in the quiz related to celui, celle, etc, there is the following question:
Depuis 1945, le système de sécurité sociale est financé par les entreprises et tous ________ qui travaillent en France.Since 1945, the social security system has been funded by businesses and all those who work in France.
I'm confused.. why is ceux the correct answer? Does 'ceux' refer to "all those who work in France" or something else?

Asked 3 years ago

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9832 B.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of "depuis" for an action that is presently continuingThis was listed as the correct answer, but I had understood that, for actions that are continuing in the present, the present tense was used with "depuis." Did I miss something? Thanks.
Les Souillard sont mariés depuis plus de vingt ans." means:

The Souillards have been married for more than twenty years

Asked 1 year ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Missing part of the recording

The part of the recording beginning with "Elle adore..." up to " juste au moment..." is missing.

Asked 4 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

ils lui ont donné leur nom

So, am I correct in saying that the indirect object pronouns, 'lui' and 'leur' are applicable to both animate and inanimate things?

Asked 3 years ago

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Vasantha S.A2Kwiziq community member

Sentence confusion

Hello! I'm confused about the sentence: "Pour que tous les habitants comprennent, le roi François Ier décide en 1539 .... " If the English translation takes place in the past tense (the king François decided), why does the phrase seem to be conjugated in the present tense? Why not "le roi François Ier a décidé?" Merci!

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Capitalising “les belges”

Hi, with reference to “les Belges brassent près de huit cent variétés de bière ?”, “les Belges brassent près de huit-cent sortes de bière ?”, and “les Belges brassent près de 800 types de bière ?”.

I thought that it was not correct to capitalise “les belges”?

Asked 3 years ago

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Brian D.C1Kwiziq community member

Placement of ne ... pas

En place de: Il ne faut pas que nous mangions avec nos doigts, puisqu'on dire: I faut que nous ne mangions pas avec nos doigts?

Asked 2 years ago

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