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Rhonda K.B2KwizIQ community member

Le son du mot « marin »

Le mot « marin » dans cette dictée sonnait comme « mar ».

Asked 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

Olga R.B1KwizIQ community member

Il joue au golf. Why au , not du? Thanks

Asked 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

Carl C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

laissez-vous enchanter

Can someone help me with laissez-vous enchanter? What exactly does this mean in English? Let yourself be enchanted? It's easy to be enchanted? Thank you.

Asked 2 years ago

D. A.A0KwizIQ community member

This helps me a lot! Thanks Kwiziq!This is so good and I can understand all of this text now. I am so relieved because I made some progress.

Asked 2 years ago

Jennifer D.C1KwizIQ community member

Les parents n'avaient cessé de râler et de se disputer

Why isn't it "Les parents n'avaient pas cessé de râler et de se disputer"?

Asked 2 years ago

S. M.A2KwizIQ community member

Placement of object pronouns

Il va leur téléphoner.He's going to telephone themIl va appeler ses parents. -> Il va les appeler.

He's going to call his parents. -> He's going to call them.

In these above examples, why are both the direct and indirect object pronouns placed in between the verbs instead of in front of both of them?

Merci.

Asked 2 years ago

D. H.C1KwizIQ community member

Il lui faut une voiture

How in the world is this translated "She needs a car" when "Il lui faut" is "HE needs"?!

Asked 2 years ago

D. A.A0KwizIQ community member

I don't really understand this text. The first woman said that she dialed 0237650981, while the other said that the last was 81.

I don't understand

Asked 2 years ago

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