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Can you say
Ma soeur a un bebe neuf
meaning a brand new baby?
The question in my lesson plan test was: "Il a vu Paul et Sam ? -Non, ________ ."
My answer, "Il n'a pas vu Paul et Sam." was marked wrong. And the correct answer given is:
"Il n'a vu ni Paul ni Sam." "Has he seen Paul and Sam? -No, he hasn't seen Paul or Sam."
Wouldn't the more accurate English be: "No, he hasn't seen either Paul or Sam." ?
And, therefore "Il n'a pas vu Paul et Sam." would be the negation for "Il as vu Paul et Sam?"
Thank you for your explanation.
Is either option acceptable for this exercise?
The answer to the imperative of this sentence is given to be "Ne te lave pas". Why isn't it "ne te laves pas"?
Nous mangeons du poulet.
Nous prenons un peu de poulet.
The first sentence is "de + le poulet" but the second is "de poulet". Is this because of the "un peu" modifier? What's the rule?
In the second part of the last sentence, "je viens juste d'emménager à Berlin !" is the correct answer.
I used déménager because I thought it was the general verb to use when moving from one place or one city to another.
And, I thought emménager implied moving into a house or apartment, rather than moving from one city to another.
Please clarify the different meanings. Thanks
Les marrons are sweet chestnuts; horse chestnuts, popularly known as conkers, are marrons d'Inde. They are of a similar appearance but from different trees. Also, I wouldn't recommend eating horse chestnuts.
In one of the 10 question quizzes:
How would you say "Alain expected this situation to resolve itself." ?
J'ai repondu "Alain attendait que cette situation se résolve d'elle-même."
Mais la réponse correcte était: "Alain s'attendait à ce que cette situation se résolve d'elle-même."
Pourquoi? Où est la sense de souci ? L'anglais etait "expected this situation to resolve itself" qui indique une manque de souci.
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