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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

agreement of adjectives when two adjectives describe the same nounBonjour! I thought that if two adjectives were being used to describe the same noun, then you wrote these adjectives both in the masculine form, even if the noun is feminine, e.g. Elle a acheté une nouvelle robe blanc et noir. Yet, the correct answer in a quizz I did was "les canines blanches et pointres", not "blancs et pointres". Can someone please explain this? Cheryl.

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé simple:Yes I agree that it does avoid the passé composé rules but....if it is only used as a written tool, why are there so any questions using it? While there may be a lot of the 77,000+ people using this site to learn French, I would bet a lot of money that most of us are learning to be able to speak it properly. Just my frustration. I would prefer more attention be given to idioms such as the ones in the weekend challenge.

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John D.A2Kwiziq community member

In the example: "Basile adore se coucher tard." Why isn't it 'tarde'?Isn't the object Basile feminine?

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Shivani S.C1Kwiziq community member

Doubt regarding one of the examples aboveTu amèneras des citrouilles pour qu'on les sculpte? I thought "amener" was used for people and animals. Shouldn't we use "apporter" here ?

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Michael G.C1Kwiziq community member

ne expletif If the 'ne' is optional why are you marking down? Also in a previous explanation we are told that following a negative main clause we cannot use a 'ne' expletif....? Have I misunderstood? Please address both points.

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

vu vs regardéfor the translation, Yes we've seen them (films) I had "Oui, nous les avons vus" and it was marked incorrect while "nous les avons regardés" was the correct answer. Shouldn't either response be correct?

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Here là versus iciIn the sentence unless you are here, is it the mood that requires here to be translated as là rather than ici?

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Shivani S.C1Kwiziq community member

I think that it should be "Tu veux que Jeanne apprenne la vérité ?"

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Yvonne P.A0Kwiziq community member

How do I know that this is "his" room and not "her" or "their" room?

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Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'donc je dois beaucoup pratiquer' (week 57 writing challenge, level A1)Why is beaucoup placed before pratiquer? In the sentence 'Elle voyageait beaucoup.' this lesson (and in other examples), beaucoup is placed after the verb. Thank you for your help! Terri

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