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Lucinda E.A1Kwiziq community member

Indicating the time of day

Bonjour Aurelie !

Why is it that when you write time indicating the time of day (i.e. du soir or du matin) that you use "et demie" or "moins le quart" but when writing in 24 hour time you write just the number past so like "trente" or "quarante-cinq" ?

This may not be right but when i was doing the quizzes I often got it wrong because of this and am a little confused to be honest !

Merci

Asked 7 years ago

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Meher D.A2Kwiziq community member

The translation of "On" was We. , not she or he. so how is the conjugation Vas?

Asked 8 years ago

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marn m.A1Kwiziq community member

I always learned It as “comment vous appelez vous”. Is this not correct?

Asked 7 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Double negatives in EnglishI don't think that double negatives are bad English, but they should be avoided if they create ambiguity and unnecessary complexity. But "He couldn't not talk to me" conveys different information from "He could talk to me."

Asked 7 years ago

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Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

If the type of hurt is not specified, is there a 'default' translation?

Asked 8 years ago

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T. S.B2Kwiziq community member

Are there quizzes or lessons specifically designed to expand one's vocabulary?Let me begin by saying that I'm thrilled with Kwiziq so far—my French grammar is improving at a remarkable rate. However, I was wondering whether there were any quizzes or lessons designed with the sole purpose of expanding ones vocabulary around specific subject areas (as oppose to quizzes improving one's understanding of grammatical constructions). Improving my grammar is my top priority, nevertheless it would sometime be nice to dip into, say, business or scientific terminology and then be tested accordingly.

Asked 8 years ago

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Brian H.C1Kwiziq community member

"Où je mets mes chaussures d'habitude ?"

One of the questions lists "Où je mets mes chaussures d'habitude ?" as a correct answer. However, this does not appear to be one of the three ways of asking a question given in the lesson. According to the lesson, où must be followed by inversion (or est-ce que), so it would be "Où mets-je mes chaussures d'habitude ?" Why isn't inversion needed here?

Asked 6 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les voitures dont le toit est décapotable. In this phrase could desquelles be used instead of dont?

Asked 8 years ago

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Rene S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Martha's son is a very specific person. Why not "il est"?

I think I m getting it

Ce sont+article+noun : ce sont des devoirs difficiles ;c'est le fils de... Il est + adjectifs (specific things, people) Tes devoirs ? ils sont difficiles. Ce garçon : il est gentil.

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