But in the A2 lesson on de moins en moins /de plus en plus with adverbes and adjectives it says that you can't start a sentence in French with 'De plus en plus'

Why is one sentence right in one context but not in the other? Is there a difference between using de plus en plus and de moins en moins at the beginning of the sentence? Or is it because the rule of not using de plus en plus at the beginning of a sentence is only when using an adjective or adverb? And if the later is the case does it apply to de moins en moins also?

Asked 7 years ago

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Chinwe A.A1KwizIQ community member

Adjective before/after noun

Bonjour,

Can I ask why the adjective in Maurice est un professeur excellent comes after the noun, while Vous êtes un mauvais avocat comes before? Maurice est un professeur excellent doesn't fall within the 5 categories listed in this lesson- https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/adjectives-usually-go-after-nouns-positions-of-adjectives

Merci！

Asked 5 years ago

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Frank C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Translation of besides

My dictionary gave me two choices: de plus and en plus. Qui plus est was not even a choice. I always seem to make the wrong choice. Can someone explain the nuances of the translation of besides?

Asked 3 years ago

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Rant O.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Minor english correction

Hi,

This sentence on this page, "You do not need use the partitive articles" is missing the word "to" between the "need" and "use".

Just figured since you are helping me with my french, I'd help you with the english :)

Asked 7 years ago

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Walter B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

with all due respect ...

"You have been very lucky that day", "Did you have my message?", and "I had three presents for my birthday", are literal translations from the French - they are NOT English. "You were very lucky that day", "Did you get (receive) my message?", and "I got (received) three presents for my birthday", would be correct English versions of those sentences. This might be of concern to non-native English speakers who are using this program to learn French. It seems to me that it would be best to learn to use BOTH languages correctly.

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