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Jeff M.C1Kwiziq community member

Punctuation: Exclamation Point or Period?

Is there any way to determine whether a sentence should end in a period or an exclamation point? In English, there is generally a difference in the tone of voice: a regular, matter-of-fact tone usually indicates a period, while an excited tone (angry, happy, etc.) usually indicates an exclamation point. For most of the sentences in the dictation exercises, I don't hear anything that lets me determine which one I should choose. In this exercise, the only sentence that seems to me to require an exclamation point is the very last one: « Miam ! »

I know that intonation in French is different from English, but I just don't grasp how some punctuation works in French.

Asked 4 years ago

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Richard R.C1Kwiziq community member

le subjonctif

Qu’on puisse avoir autant de désordre.. why the subjunctive? I thought with this kind of construction the meaning should shift to 'whether' or 'regardless' Que.. Subjonctif

Asked 7 years ago

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Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bon-bien etc...Love this discussionExcellent example of the great design of the teaching/learning structure in Progress with LF. All these different approaches to the linguistic thought process result in "understanding why" rather than remembering (or trying to remember!)

Asked 7 years ago

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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé Composé of êtreI thought Etre is typically imparfait because it expresses a state of being or background information. "L'accueil du public a été bouleversant." Why is this verb in this sentence PC? Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

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Isabelle S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pas apparent!

Bonjour! Qu'est-ce c'est la différence entre paraître et apparaître?
Merci d'avance.

Asked 5 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tense selection

My question regards choosing to translate using the imparfait or plus que parfait vs passé composé. Often I will choose the passé composé but the exercise will say to use the imparfait or plus que parfait because of expressing an opinion. In this exercise, then, I used the imparfait instead of the phrase describing the first lesson: "....qui s'est très bien passée". Wouldn't this express an opinion? If not, then please help me to see the difference between this and "elle ne s'y attendait pas"

Asked 6 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je n'en attendais pasAs Judy and Marnie ask. What does the en replace? I am assuming a structue like 'attendre qqch de qqn'. With the de vous for 'de qqn' the end. Is there an implied phrase such as 'I expected nothing less (of this service) from you'?

Asked 7 years ago

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Les costumes de Mardi Gras

Great exercise designed by you , Madame Aurélie .

Just want to question on ‘dans le dos’ for the wings as being in the back or sur le dos (on the back). Also the text is written in Le Présent though I assume Julien is deciding her attire for future. Maybe it can be in Futur Proche.

Thanks for your constant support and perseverance.

Bonne journée !

Asked 7 years ago

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Blake O.C1Kwiziq community member

In reference to the question with "Georges a acheté quelques livres au marché."

Why can't a valid answer be "George bought four or so books at the market?" In English, a few could possibly mean "four or so." "Few" is a vaguely definable quantity in English -- does "quelques" mean something more specific in French, or is this a matter of question/answer construction?

Asked 7 years ago

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pouvez-vous me donner vos nom et prénom ?

Why is the plural "vos" used instead of votre? What part of this sentence is plural? I thought this was the formal "you" not plural

Asked 5 years ago

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