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Catriona S.C1KwizIQ community member

C’est toujours délicieux. Why no agreement with the feminine taste to which it refers?

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrea N.B2KwizIQ community member

Suggestion- ability to replay segments.

I would love to be able to REPLAY short segments of this piece so well delivered by Gruff. This way, I can practice words and shorter sections at a time until I gain confidence with both pronunciation and meaning. I was disappointed to find, that I was committed to hearing the play in its entirety (which is quite long), with only pauses available.

Thanks Kwiziq for ending my search for reading and listening material online.

Asked 5 years ago

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Rosalie R.C1KwizIQ community member

très au sérieux

In the listening exercises the following is used

"ils prennent leur rôle de grandes-parents très au sérieux". Why "très au sérieux" and not "très sérieux"?

Thank you

Asked 4 years ago

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sandra k.C1KwizIQ community member

Question was marked incorrect

The lesson indicateed Don't be afraid as "N'aie pas peur" but in test this was not accepted, only "N"ayez pas peur"

Asked 4 years ago

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Carol L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of aller gagner instead of future tense

Why does one use allons gagner instead of gagnerons (future tense)? What determines which is better?

Asked 6 years ago

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J. L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

separation of dont and the possession

The lesson seems to indicate that this separation is 'allowed' but 'irregular'.

However it seems frequent and intrinsic enough in some translations to deserve identifying and defining as a rule of syntax.

If the 'possession' is the 'object' of the verb in the following clause then it is separated from dont and put after the verb in that clause. 'Dont' here is like a relative pronoun joining two clauses. All the examples support this observation.

Tu as jeté la chaussure dont le talon est cassé.You threw away the shoe with the broken heel [lit. whose heel is broken]

BUT???Tu as jeté la chaussure chère dont j'ai cassé le talon.

Les enfants, dont je connais la maman, sont bien élevés.
François, dont j'ai rencontré la femme le mois dernier

Asked 6 years ago

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Rajesh p.A0KwizIQ community member

indefinite article, le different entre des et les

why cant we use Les questions rather than des questions.

Asked 6 years ago

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Patricia W.A1KwizIQ community member

Like Susan, I'm taking a long time to master these rules though I summarise them. I live in Australia and this emphasis on America and Canada.