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Why is etre (to be) relevant to je suis (I am) and vous etes (you are)

Follow up of a question from Sally ~ 1 year ago. 

In the context of the 'story' the mermaid is resting on the beach at sunset and 'also likes to collect seashells'.  For me, the first interpretation that comes to mind from this is 'I gather shells' not 'I am a collector of shells'. Currently ramasser is being 'corrected' to collectionner - « ramasser des coquillages » is not given as an option. 

The discussion below, Larousse definitions, and the use of "collectionner les", all indicate that 'collectionner' is more specific to 'being done by a collector' than just gathering. I don't think 'collectionner' is the best choice here as, without other context, the majority of beach walkers 'collecting' shells are not 'collectors' of seashells. Regardless of that, ramasser is definitely an acceptable interpretation in this context. And in that case 'ramasser des coquillages'.  Can it be added?

how can I pronounce "dont" correctly, I can't differentiate between it and "dans"?

Bonjour Madame,

I asked this doubt a day ago but was unable to understand the reason behind it. The link is -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/a-small-french-correction

Please provide further illumination.

Bonne journée !

Okay, so I've just climbed up from A2 but this:

Je suis jalouse des nouvelles bottes que tu as achetées.

looks wrong to me.  Why do I have achetées with bottes with avoir?  

Why is alors que wrong rather than pendant que. Is alors que only used for opposition? 

Qu'est ce que c'est sortir mon petit violon? merci bcp

Can it ever be “ Toute ce qui/que”

Feminine? or is it a fixed expression?