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Raymond F.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

pronom réference

Regardez les phrases suivante: Elle est à l'origin du groupe, et elle écrit la majorité des chansons. J'adore sa voix. Ce semble que "sa" dans ce dernière phrase réfère à Chantal Lauby, pas Jennifer. N'est-ce pas?

Asked 1 year ago

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Coleen G.C1KwizIQ community member

Pourquoi est-ce qu'on écrit "...LE dimanche, on visitera l'aquarium....". Les copines ne vont pas visiter l'aquarium chaque dimanche.

Asked 1 year ago

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Barbara H.C1KwizIQ community member

Reflective vers passé composerWhy is it Vous vous rasé and not Vous vous rasés Thanks

Asked 2 years ago

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Jaya S.A0KwizIQ community member

J'habite a' Toronto

Bonjour , J'habite a' Toronto ! est-ce la bonne façon

Asked 1 year ago

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Pamela L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

She is a true source of inspiration

Why is this translated as 'C'est une vraie... ' and not 'Elle est une vraie...' as we are talking about her specifically and not just the concept?

Asked 1 year ago

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Anne D.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Il n'y a nulle part où je préférerais être. There is nowhere where I would rather be.

Just to make the point that in UK English, it’s commoner to say "nowhere I’d rather be" or "nowhere that I’d rather be" - this avoids the where-where sound but also makes it harder to remember we need nulle part où rather than nulle part que.

Asked 2 years ago

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Bennett S.A0KwizIQ community member

Bon vs. Bien : Au secours !

I'm currently teaching my high school French students the different uses of "Bon" and "Bien". We've already studied Bien as an adverb and are now focusing on its use as an adjective. One website that I am using for example phrases gave me this sentence: "Il est bon de se reposer après une longue journée)." Another one was: "Il est bon de vérifier votre travail avant de le soumettre." Based on my understanding and recent study of this concept, it seems that both phrases should use Bien in the place of Bon.

Any thoughts or explanations are appreciated.

Asked 1 year ago

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Esther M.C1KwizIQ community member

Être/avoir

Hello, for this question:

Marie nous rejoindra ________ le restaurant. Marie will meet up with us when we've left the restaurant.

The correct answer is: quand nous aurons quitté

I answered: quand nous serons quitté, as I would say nous sommes quitté le restaurant.

So why is this aurons and not serons?

Many thanks!

Asked 1 year ago

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Jonas B.B1KwizIQ community member

Je pense à ma femme

If you want to say "I think about my wife". ChatGPT suggests I say "Je pense à elle", instead of "Je lui pense".

It says "Je lui pense" can be grammaticaly correct but it's too formal, old or used in literary.

However, this lesson says nothing about this. Can anyone explain this?

Asked 1 year ago

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pia k.A2KwizIQ community member

qui, que, quels, quelles, quelwhen do I use either qui, qui, quels, ce qui or ce que when saying which? Thank you!

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