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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est AND Il/Elle est can both be correct in some situations?

In this weeks Weekend Workout 28-09-2018 'Mrs Durand's Menagerie' we are asked to translate:

'Mrs Durand lives in the countryside, its perfect for animals.'

There are two correct answers given for 'its perfect for animals':

C'est parfait pour les animaux! AND Elle est parfaite pour les animaux!

The lesson, however, shows how to choose between the use of C'est and the use of 'Il/Elle est' ... implying that only one of these two options is correct in any given situation.

Could you please explain why both options are correct in this particular instance.

Thank you

Asked 7 years ago

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K. M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

... elle ait eu son examen” is translated as “she got her exam.” Is that the same as “she passed her exam”? If so, can we just stay with “she passed her exam”? If we were saying she got her degree or got her license, it would not be a problem.

Asked 8 years ago

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Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

attendre vs attendre que.

attedre a person but attendre que le bus , ive looked but cant see the explaination

Asked 4 years ago

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Bronwyn M.C1Kwiziq community member

indefinite pronounsafter a preposition

Asked 8 years ago

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Rene S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Still confused. Paris? C'est magnifique ! Why? Paris is a very specific place? Didier ? Il est très intelligent. Ok Ma nouvelle voiture? __ est très confortable. Not sure when to use ce or il/elle...

Asked 8 years ago

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Suzanne D.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is wrong with j'adore les bonbons?

NOTE that you can also use the verb adorer to emphasise love of something or someone:

J'adore les diamants !I love diamonds!

Asked 5 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of cookies

Can someone distinguish for me the difference between the French cookie, petit gâteau, and biscuit. Does it depend on size or thickness?

Asked 2 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thanks Chris. That's a little more confusing than I expected because it says in the lesson that aucun/aucune are always singular.I know this should be an answer to your question Chris but there is a bug in Kwiziq that sometimes doesn't all submitting new questions or answers.

Asked 8 years ago

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Rob L.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is "le Docteur compétent Quinn" wrong, and how should that sentence be corrected? Thanks!

Asked 7 years ago

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Patricia E.B2Kwiziq community member

Last days versus last days of the year - "dernier"Regarding "Les derniers jours de l'année sont toujours plus courts." and, "Les jours derniers, j'étais un peu malade." I'm unsure about the reasoning for the positioning of derniers in the second sentence. Is it because they are not "final" days because that would imply that the person is dying and the sentence says there are only a little sick so therefore dernier goes after jours?

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