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Yoko A.B2KwizIQ community member

Upper case letters with accents

Hi there,

I just did one test and I got a half score because I dropped an accent from an upper case É. I learnt that you don't put accents on upper case letters somewhere before. What is the correct way?

Thanks,

Asked 7 years ago

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S. M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

ce qu'on a envie

Why is "ce dont on a envie" (in the fourth sentence) not correct here? For that matter, why is "ce qu'on a envie" correct? The expression is "avoir envie de", isn't it? What am I missing here?

Also: why must the past tense in English ("didn't pay", "were encouraged") necessarily be translated as the present tense ("ne paye pas", "est encouragé") in French?

And finally, why is it incorrect to use "souhaiter" rather than "aimer" in the last sentence?

Asked 6 years ago

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David S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

FenceIn the writing challenge "A day in the countryside" the word "fence" is translated as "barrière" but the word "clôture" is not allowed. Is there a reason why "clôture" is inappropriate?

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Terry W.C1KwizIQ community member

Don't scare me like that! Is that.. Ne fais pas peur a moi comme ça !

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Where's the " being? " Why do they exclude étant in this sentence?

Tu es récompensé pour l'avoir aidée.
You are being rewarded for helping her.

Asked 8 years ago

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Rene S.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Merci Ron. Bonne journée.

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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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Judy B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Imparfait vs Passé Compose

‘Comme j’ai toujours eu du mal avec les maths...’ ‘As I’ve always had a struggle with math...’

I think that ‘always’ indicates a continued and repetitive sense so why is the verb not in the imparfait?

Thank.

Asked 6 years ago

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cathlyn p.A2KwizIQ community member