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In the explanation of this lesson page, there is a N/B:
ATTENTION: you cannot use preposition + quoi, either for living or non-living things. Only the options above are correct in French.
However, I have found a sentence «C'est ce à quoi je pensais» - is this not an example of 'preposition + quoi' ?
Pourquoi utilise-t-on le singulier pour traduire "in the mountains" mais le pluriel pour traduire "in the Alpes" alors que les deux sont pluriels en anglais?
How do I know if a word like les Lunettes is masculine or feminine?
Also do you have library of words I can look up to check if I am unsure instead of me guessing?
Is there any way I can email you to discuss a few things please
This exercise is far far too long - I get distracted and bored and then I start over another day and the same thing happens. It is now my third week of it and I have not passed Point 1.
It needs to be broken up into different lessons! It makes me very annoyed and it is off putting to continue...
I naively thought that, given that all reflexive verbs take être as their auxiliary, they would always agree in gender and number when requiring a past participle. Is there any simple method I can apply to identify the exceptions to the rule
Salut!
I would like to suggest to please include conjugaison of sentir in this lesson, since it's about sentir in the first place. Thanks!
Hello in the expression comment expliquez vous qu en plus il ait eu une attitude ambigue why is the subjunctive used here Paul
In the lesson on simple Passive tenses an example is:
Les étudiants étaient accueillis par le directeur tous les ans.
The students were welcomed by the headteacher every year.
In this lesson, we have the example above: Elles ont été surprises par ...
They were surprised by ...
In both cases the English tense is the same, but it differs in French. Is it important, or can you choose whichever you prefer.
I came across this Q/A
Mes parents vivent ________ Languedoc-Roussillon
The only answer accepted is dans le Languedoc-Roussillon yet I have seen numerous instances en Languedoc-Roussillon cited in many august sources.
I will reference only one from INSEE:
"La pauvreté en Languedoc-Roussillon" - www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1894450
Is INSEE wrong?
Tom
When comparing my answer with Kwizbot's (around Question 9):
Kwizbot: Ajoutez-y quelques CUILLERS de crème
Me: Ajoutez y quelques CUILLÈRES de crème
Kwizbot spells cuillères correctly in the answer box but incorrectly in the comparison box.
Hope this makes sense
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