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Scout E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Might some punctuation be named for us in dictées?

Great dictée, interesting, with food for thought.

I continue to find punctuation challenging, as the speaker's voice does not always indicate what follows etc.

An example from this dictée: It opens with "Bonjour" followed by - to me - a long silence in which l imagine the speaker connecting with the audience and then, "Aujourd'hui..." So l wrote "Bonjour! Aujourd'hui ..." whereas Kwiziq is programmed for "Bonjour, aujourd'hui ...".

I no longer deduct for punctuation such as commas, exclamation marks and full stops and wonder whether naming at least these could be considered. Thanks!

Asked 3 years ago

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Christian H.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Requirement for "qui" in case "dont" + number is followed by a conjugated verb

This point has been already raised in an answer to a previous question but has not received any attention. So would like to pick it up again.

I have two grammar books containing examples with "dont" and numbers which do not state this requirement for "qui". For brevity I will just cite one of them:

"Grammaire Progressive du Français B1 B2", 2019, p.116:
"Ils ont trois grands enfants dont deux sont médecins."

So my assumption is that "qui" is not required, if the "number" is the subject of the next sentence.

Asked 2 years ago

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Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

auraient le beguin

Why the conditional, auraient, here? Why not the pluperfect similar to pouvaient?

Asked 2 years ago

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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Agreement Concept of Direct Object for Reflexive Verbs

It would be really great if this VERY important concept of Direct Object could be added to this lesson. - https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/wrong-answer-nous-sommes-brosse .

More importantly because, this lesson says this « Note that when être is used as the auxiliary in compound tenses such as Le Passé Composé, the past participle must always agree in gender and number with the subject of the verb.» --- and this statement is not true for this lesson on reflexive verbs as per the link. It creates a confusion. Kindly rectify this incorrect statement and help us new learners with the necessary concept within this lesson, please!

Thank You.

Asked 2 years ago

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Vidhi S.A0Kwiziq community member

LES MATIERES

Greetings of the day!

what is the difference between " l'art plastique" and "le dessin"?

to - ma'am Cecile

thanks and regards

Asked 1 year ago

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dennis b.C1Kwiziq community member

article with country

when to use an article with a country

Asked 2 years ago

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homard j.B1Kwiziq community member

Translation of listening exercises

Are there translations (French into English) available for the listening/dictation exercises? Where would I find them? I use this to test/practice my listen comprehension as well.

Asked 3 years ago

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Aoede P.A1Kwiziq community member

I arrived the day he left?

I believe that “I arrived the day he left” refers to a non-specific timeframe and therefore should use the feminine form, but it was marked wrong on my test and the masculine “la jour” was said to be correct instead. Can someone explain to me why this would be the case, or if it’s an error?

Asked 3 years ago

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Liz Z.A2Kwiziq community member

Un plaid

Qu’est-ce que c’est « un plaid »? Est-ce une couverture ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Pamela L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

After Charles VIII himself made her his wife

Is it possible to translate this as:

Après que CharlesVIII lui-même lui en fit son épouse.

As the sentence was that he made her his wife ?