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What is the difference between "il semble que" and "il paraît que" in terms of usage?

The given translation of « Mes sœurs ne font guère les magasins » is "My sisters hardly go shopping". This is not idiomatic in English; you would say "My sisters hardly ever go shopping". In English, we would use "hardly" on its own to imply some limitation in the action; for example, "He can hardly write (because he is only 4 years old)". But if the limitation is to do with time, then the correct expression is "hardly ever"; for example, "He hardly ever writes (because he's busy doing other things)".

I think in the article on ne ... guère, this distinction should be made. As it stands, "hardly ever" isn't mentioned at all.

How would this distinction be made in French?

The person I’m thinking about or the person of whom or about whom I’m thinking. Why is de laquelle wrong since the lesson indicates it means of whom or about whom? Thanks. 

I also love inventing my own shish kebab skewers........

There is no option for 'also'  included in the french translations.

when we use a pronoun to ask where  it is we say "où est-ce qu'est le restaurant " but  what about subject pronouns?  I don't  know which one is true please help

où est-ce qu'est il?

où est-ce qu'il est?

Hello,

When someone asks you if you can swim or you can cook how can you determine whether to use the verb pouvoir or connaitre vs savoir? 

  I have not learned about the last two verbs just yet as it is in A2 but I am familiar with them but very confused. 

Can you help me?

Thanks 

Nicole

The answer to this question:' Les femmes travaillent: ________ lavent et les autres cuisinen' is 'les unes'. I wrote 'certaines d'entre elles' which was marked wrong. Is it wrong because it's not what is being taught, or is it wrong because 'les autres' always follows ';les unes' and only 'les unes'? I find that hard to imagine.