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Richard M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Antibiotic abuse

I agree with James. Please modify or remove this lesson. Antibiotic abuse is a major public health problem. It is important not to encourage their inappropriate use.

Asked 3 years ago

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Mike P.C1KwizIQ community member

Passive Voice acceptable?For the question: Titanic was released in 1998

is 'Titanic a été sorti en 1998' a possible correct answer?

If not, why not?

If so, what's the difference (compared with the correct answer given: Titanic est sorti en 1998)?

Ref: how-to-form-the-passive-voice-with-compound-tenses-la-voix-passive

Asked 3 years ago

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gerardvmoynihan L.A0KwizIQ community member

possession of body parts

How come its Les yeux but mes bras? Thanks ???

Asked 3 years ago

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James S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Too difficult for A1

My performance on this was dismal (lugubre). I don’t think it was me. It is too difficult for A1, à mon avi.

Asked 4 years ago

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Shashank C.B2KwizIQ community member

Comment with est-ce qu

Why "comment s'est passé ton séjour en Alsace en famille " And NOT "comment est-ce que ton séjour en Alsace en famille s'est passé"

Please explain

Asked 2 years ago

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Paul F.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

imparfait subjunctive?

"Il avait même fallu que les autorités démentissent le canular". According to a conjugation guide I use, this sentence appears to use "démentir" in the subjunctif imparfait, which I think is rarely used today in French. Would it be better as "que les autorités démentent" (present subjunctive)? Or maybe "aient démenti" if a subjunctive in the past tense is needed here?

Asked 4 years ago

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P. T.C1KwizIQ community member

Third person singular conjugation

The conjugation that you provide includes the following line:

il / elle / on est apparu(e)(s)

Under which circumstances would it be valid to have "est apparus" or "est apparues"? Or is the "(s)" redundant?

Asked 3 years ago

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Tom A.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

sans se presser / sans nous presser

One suggestion given for the translation of 'we'll drink it without rushing' is 'nous le boirons sans se presser'. Would it be wrong to say 'nous le boirons sans nous presser' instead?

Asked 4 years ago

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Mike H.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

countable and uncountable

So am I to assume that all pasta dishes [spaghetti has come up in other exercises] are considered countable and thus the "des", while bread is uncountable and thus the "du"?

Asked 2 years ago

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Neil H.A2KwizIQ community member

What was wrong with this answer please?Chaque soir de Hanoucca, on ________ des cadeaux.Every night on Hanukkah, we receive gifts.(HINT: Conjugate "recevoir" in Le Présent)reçoitreç0it

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