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Johannes S.C1Kwiziq community member

Accents on u in "eûmes" and "eûtes"According to the spelling reform accents on u and i should be dropped unless needed to distinguish words. You do not seem to apply the reform.

Asked 8 years ago

Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

Should we say "Je lui pense" instead of "Je pense à elle"?

Asked 8 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Specific dayWhy would the day of birth be à la? I understand from the text that a la is generally ´the day' and le jour de is a specific day. On the question Laurent est né ________ Saint-Patrick, the answer is contradictory. Please help clarify.

Asked 8 years ago

Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

Quelles bonnes résolutions as-tu prises cette année?Quelles bonnes résolutions as-tu prises cette année? Does in this question the verb agrees with object?

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Steven N.C1Kwiziq community member

Ayons-en!Why does "Nous en avons" become "Ayons-en!" Is this another subjunctive nightmare?

Asked 8 years ago

Surendra B.A1Kwiziq community member

Translating 'Je vais en ville'This literally means 'I am going in/inside town', but actually it means 'I am going to town'. Can you explain the french reasoning behind this usage. And is this correct 'Je vais à ville' for 'I am going to town'?

Asked 8 years ago

Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

Quelles bonnes résolutions as-tu prises cette année?Quelles bonnes résolutions as-tu prises cette année? Does the verb "pries" agrees with bonnes résolution?

Asked 8 years ago

William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Please explain why this is not correct.un gros comme un camion éléphant

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Marilyn C.C1Kwiziq community member

What is the affect of the circumblex on pronunciation? Why is it needed?

Asked 8 years ago

Norman S.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé simpleWhy is there so much emphasis (typically 4 out of 10 questions) on this tense in the CI tests? I would have thought that, at this level, tests to improve the use of idiomatic/colloquial language would be more useful. Such knowledge is frequently tested in the weekend writing challenges which are not marked by the system.

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