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Lucien J.C1Kwiziq community member

Gender agreementWhen you say 'its [the participle's] gender agreement will depend on whether the group contains men or women', surely you mean 'contains menor not'.

Asked 8 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Se retrouver versus rencontrer?Is there a difference in usage between se retrouver and rencontrer? I think they both mean to meet.

Asked 8 years ago

Anyul R.A1Kwiziq community member

there's a contradiction between lessonsThere's a contradiction between this lesson and J'habite à + [ville] = I live in + [city] in French As there explains that you always use à for cities. I quote "In French, to say which city you live in, you use: J'habite à + the city". Which one is right?

Asked 8 years ago

L. E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

liaison with soit...soitIs there no liaison between soit and the word that follows it? None of the sound files seemed to include it, whether soit preceded un/une/en... Thank you!

Asked 8 years ago

Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This is a question on grading the writing challenges (which are great-Thanks!)I struggle with grading the Writing Challenges. An example I have just had: The correct answers were (1) "on a beaucoup de choix", and (2) "on a plein d'options". My answer was a mixture of the two: "on a beaucoup d'options". Question: when there are two correct answers, are the parts 'interchangable'? Are "a plein d' " interchangeable with "a beaucoup de", and "d'options" with "de choix"? Or is the correct answer exactly as it is written in the first or the second sentence? I hope this makes sense! Thank you in advance for your help! Terri

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Puis-je aussi dire ou utiliser certain / certains / certaines au lieu de

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is this correct, or not ?C'est correct ou non/ ou pas? When does one use "ou non" and when "ou pas"

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Paul W.A1Kwiziq community member

Use of etrePlease will someone enlighten as to when, where or how the verb 'etre' is used in the following sentences: C'est du sel de Guérande ? -Non, ce n'est pas du sel de Guérande.

Asked 8 years ago

valentina p.A1Kwiziq community member

Bonjour! When shall I use habiter and when vivre? Oh, and when demeurer?

Asked 8 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

quand vs après queFor this translation: We will call you when we've taken the train, The correct answer used quand but I used après que. This was marked wrong. Aren't these two interchangeable?

Asked 8 years ago

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