On an test I received for this lesson. Kwiziq says "it is extraordinary that something happened" translates in French to "il est extraordinaire que quelque chose se soit passé"

My thoughts: "it is extraordinary that something happened" seems to refer to a certain factual event , already in the past, which is not a suggestion, wish, etc. , so why use subjonctif ? This clearly is not the same as "It is important for something to happen..."

Merci,

Adrian

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Refering to ideas with en/y/leAs far as I understand, when refering to a phrase without repeating it, one uses "en" if it begins with "de", "y" if it begins with "à" and le/la/les otherwise. This rule failed me on the latest B1 writing challenge: "One day, I'm sure [of it]," -> "Un jour, je le/y/en suis certain," (I haven't even seen the phrase that le/y/en refers to yet, so how can I chose?). "the dead will come back to life" -> "les morts reviendront à vie". Ok, now we know what to be sure of: "Un jour, les morts reviendront à vie". That doesn't start with either à or de, so I guessed that "le" was the word to use in the first sentence, but the answer says "en", and I'm confused.

Asked 9 years ago

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Pat B.A1Kwiziq community member

avoir raison vs avoir la raisonWhen d you use one vs the other?

Asked 7 years ago

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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Haut/Haute et Bas/Basse

What about haut/haute (high) and bas/basse (low) ? Do they come before a noun or after?

Asked 3 years ago

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Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

Present versus future tense

I'm noticing that most verb tenses in this passage are in the present tense. I'm wondering if there's a general rule about when to use the present versus the future tense in this kind of historical account. I see one sentence that says "Plus tard, elle aura son diplome en sciences physiques..." Given that the sentence starts with "plus tard," it makes sense to me that the following verb is in the future tense, but later in the passage I'm seeing "Plus tard, en 1911, Marie recoit le Prix Nobel..." In this case "plus tard" is followed by the present tense. I'm wondering if the choice of tense is stylistic or if there is a subtle difference in meaning or how does one decide which tense is appropriate? Thanks in advance for your help!

Asked 6 years ago

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je l'aiderai jusqu'à ce qu'elle puisse le faire toute seulePourrais-je utiliser <lui-même> au lieu de <toute seule> dans cette phrase? Je n'ai jamais vu <toute seule> mais je le comprends. Merci d'avance de m'avoir aidé. Don

Asked 7 years ago

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Laura T.C1Kwiziq community member

Qu'est-ce que signifie "mettre les pieds dans le plat"?

Asked 7 years ago

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