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Sue M.C1KwizIQ community member

Is « I smell sweat » and « I smell of sweat » both « Je sens de transpiration »?

Asked 8 years ago

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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Verbs other than êtreYour exercise mentions that être does not use this construction with negative statements. Are there any other verbs that don't use it?

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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Avant que + ne expletif + subjunctiveI realise that this is a question about "avant que + ne expletif + subjunctive" but if the subject is the same in both clauses can we not also use "avant de venir" instead? Avant que je ne vienne, je dois acheter des fleurs. or Avant de venir, je dois acheter ds fleurs.

Asked 9 years ago

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S. G.B1KwizIQ community member

Quizzes for specific topicsIs there a way that you can be tested on specific lessons. For example, if you learn a couple of topics, can you have the quizzes reflect the topics learned ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Eric D.C1KwizIQ community member

why not he climbed down the magic beanstalk?"In another example I read that Jacques est descendu de l'arbre means Jack climbed down the tree. So why cannot Jacques est descendu du haricot magique mean Jack climbed down the magic bean as well as Jack got off the magic beanstalk?" In the quiz I took, I was told it was wrong.

Asked 7 years ago

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Dzoan L.B1KwizIQ community member

DVDsThe dvds are the plural of DVD, right? And the way you say DVDs is D.V.D.S?

Asked 9 years ago

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Don P.C1KwizIQ community member

Aren't some of the answers to question 1 ambiguous with regard to their correctness? I understand that "Vous pouvez prendre tout ce qu'est sur la table" is the answer to question 1 because it should be using "ce qui" instead of "ce que." But aren't the other questions which use "tout" also possibly incorrect. For example, in "Tout ce qu'il fait m'agace," wouldn't this be incorrect if "tout" was being used as a noun instead of a pronoun? In such case, the "ce" should be dropped to be correct.

Asked 9 years ago

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Stuart B.B1KwizIQ community member

There is/there areIs there no distinction between 'there are' and 'there is'? Is it what follows that describes the difference i.e. 'Il y a un' or 'il y a des'

Asked 9 years ago

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Nandini G.A0KwizIQ community member

Rule of Venir

Is this appropriate to say.

"Je viens au marche."

which can say " I am coming to the market."

Asked 6 years ago

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Claire B.A2KwizIQ community member

Chercher à?Isn't it understood structure "chercher à," thus an indirect object would be used? I put "Il lui cherche" on a kwizz and got it wrong.

Asked 7 years ago

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