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Can you please explain the difference in meaning between "Tu peux ne pas venir." and "Tu ne peux pas venir"?

Plus nous sommes généreux, plus les gens nous le rendront. (Plus modifies the verb)

Plus généreux nous sommes, plus les gens nous le rendront. (Plus modifies the adj.+verb).

The more generous we are, the more people will give back to us.

Plus il est un homme riche, plus je suis un homme pauvre. (plus modifies the verbs)

Plus riche un homme il est, plus pauvre un homme je suis. (plus modifies the adjs.)

(My humble thought; the second sentences are okay with me. yes/no? Explanation)

(The second sentences are similar to American)  Thanks

I keep seeing "s'est" and such, but I don't know why it's used. I can't understand the meaning behind it, and I also see "s'est terminé" when terminer isn't a verb that uses etre when conjugated into passé composé.

Très difficile. Mais c'est pour ça que je suis ici, pour apprendre le français.

What is the difference between personne and quelq'un: I thought it is correct to say personne for anyone in  positive question form! 

Pourquoi le mot « éclipsé » n'est pas pluriel ? Should it not agrée with the dances?

Why does 

pourquoi on dit

Je me suis fait faire les ongles la semaine dernière.I had my nails done last week.

Mais  pour "I had my hair brushed."

On dit "Je me suis fait brosser les cheveux," et pas "Je me suis fait faire brosser les cheveux." ?  merci

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#1 is your answer, which does not have the apostrophe between "qui and il". You said this was correct.  My answer #2 has the appropriate contraction "qu'il est", but you marked it wrong. Why?