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Max N.C1Kwiziq community member

Quebec as a city

Quebec is also a city; so when to referring to it as such, should the grammatical rules for cities apply? (E.g., Martin habite a Quebec)

(sorry, no accent marks on this keyboard)

Asked 5 years ago

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M. S.A1Kwiziq community member

Meaning of vendeur/vendeuse with qualifying adjective

Why is a sales ASSISTANT, referred to as vendeur? A salesperson ( un vendeur) is different than a subordinate salesperson assistant. I used the qualifying adjective and it was marked wrong.

Asked 1 year ago

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Anique R.A1Kwiziq community member

my question below: I don't understand why It cannot be both answers

Asked 7 years ago

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

À la bibliothèque (Fill-in-the-blanks kwiz)

Bonjour Madame Cécile !

While attempting this exercise on Le Subjonctif Présent, I had queries in the following sentence->

1. J'étais comme votre fils, jusqu'à ce qu'un jour, j'aille dans la bibliothèque de mon quartier,et que je me mette à dévorer les romans “Donjons & Dragons.

In this sentence, Madame, why is the Subjonctif used in the second blank ? Can’t it be “je me mets” ?

2. Oui, et j'ai peur que cela ne lui fasse un peu peur.

Here, Madame, why does Mme. Aurélie use “cela” instead of “il” when referring to a Harry Potter novel ?

Merci encore Madame !

Prenez soin de vous et restez en sécurité.

Bonne journée!

Asked 6 years ago

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Mamadou Y.A1Kwiziq community member

Who's your teacher?

I want to know all possible answers for that question

Asked 7 years ago

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Laquelle de ces bouilloires marche le mieux?

Asked 7 years ago

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Sheila L.B1Kwiziq community member

I chose “veux” in the first question { Je veux du silence} which was incorrect. Wouldn’t this choice depend on who I was speaking to? ie. My kids?!

Asked 6 years ago

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T. T.C1Kwiziq community member

fois et multiplié par

Bonjour,

Can fois and multiplié be interchangeable?

I couldn't see the difference between them...

Merci beaucoup

Asked 5 years ago

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Ateesh H.B1Kwiziq community member

My old computer = Mon ordinateur ancien or Mon ancien ordinateur ?

Why does the quiz mark my answer wrong when i choose: j'ai donné mon ordinateur ancien à la associe....it says correct option is '...mon ancien ordinateur...' but wouldn't that mean 'the last/previous computer that i owned' as per the rule described ?

Is this an exception as in French there are so many exceptions to a rule :( ?

Or is it a mistake in the quiz ? Please clarify . Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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