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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de/des before adjectiveFrom the week 71 A1 writing challenge: "She likes eating salad and also small tomato pieces" -> "Elle aime bien manger de la salade et aussi DES petits morceaux de tomate". I had expected "..et aussi DE petits morceaux.." Isn't there a rule that 'des' loses its s when there is an adjective before the noun?

Asked 8 years ago

Dorothy M.C1Kwiziq community member

L’imparfait ou plus-que-parfait for this Level C1 questionFor the question, “Je ne voulais pas écouter ________ . I didn't want to listen for fear that you'd be lying”. “De peur que tu ne mentes” is given as the correct answer. Why not de peur que tu n’aies menti?

Asked 8 years ago

Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

If I refer to next week, or last week, do I use ‘le’ or not?

Asked 8 years ago

Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aimer bien and negation

Just a few days ago I came across Jacques Brel's song "Le moribund", which has the line: "Adieu l'Antoine, je t'aimais pas bien", which I took to mean that the speaker didn't like Antoine. Is the rule that "aimer bien" can't be used in a negative sentence something that can be overridden in some cases, such as in art to make a line scan better, or does its use in the song suggest that the speaker isn't well spoken? Maybe an exception that tests the rule?

Asked 7 years ago

Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Query regarding ceci/cela/ça

Bonjour Madame Cécile !

In a quiz, I was given the following sentences->

1. Ils sont riches. J'ai lu ________ quelque part.

(They're wealthy. I read that somewhere.)

Now, the correct answer was cela/ça. Though I got it right but I would like to ask why “ceci” is inappropriate.

2. Elle pourra partir plus tôt : je lui ai promis ________. (She will be able to leave earlier: I promised her that.)

Here, too I would question whether “ceci” is acceptable or not.

3. ________ sera prévu. (It will be taken care of. )

The accurate answer is “Ce” but why can’t one use “Ça/Ceci/Cela” .

Merci beaucoup pour votre aide.

Je vous souhaite une bonne journée.

Asked 6 years ago

Beverley R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qu'est-ce que?/Qu'est-ce que c'est que? "What is the difference between "Qu'est-ce que c'est que le Sacré Coeur à Paris" and "Qu'est-ce que la Sorbonne "? The Sorbonne and Sacre Coeur are both buildings. I have looked at the lesson and it doesn't help me to know why it isn't "Qu'est-ce que c'est que la Sorbonne.""

Asked 7 years ago

A K.A1Kwiziq community member

When would you use the masculine form of a pronoun for a feminine nounwould you use pronouns ending in 'n' (mon, ton, son) for nouns that begin with vowel or silent h? In doing a recent quiz for the noun 'petite amie' a 'sa' was used... should son have been used instead?

Asked 7 years ago

Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quelques, plusiers and distancethe green box refers to an example that hasn’t been mentioned...that of living a few or several streets away. I see the two sentences further down in the last list but somehow in the editing process they were left out of the lesson

Asked 7 years ago

David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tu m’accompagnais à l'école tous les matinsIn the quiz I was marked wrong for selecting "You were accompanying me to school every mornming" for the translation of this sentence. It wanted "You used to accompany me to school every morning". Yet in another lesson (Avoir l'habitude de = To be in the habit of, to tend to (French Expressions with avoir)%252Fsearch%253Fs%253Dhabitude) you associate "used to" with "avoir d'habitude". To me (and Google Translate) that makes "You used to accompany me to school every morning" an inappropriate translation here. The other one, although less common than the obvious" You accompanied me to school every morning" seems the more appropriate choice.

Asked 7 years ago

s b.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This is weird! I type and it shows blank!Now I cannot figure out "plus-que-parfait"! Even J'avais is "I had"! So, how do I know if it is "J'avais" or "J'ai eu" that has to be used? Sorry, just cannot find the answer!

Asked 8 years ago

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