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I still don't understand why "les" is the answer but not "ses". Please explain, thanks!

My french teacher once told me that J'adore was too strong. That you would never say it to someone you know in a romantic way. She said it was so strong in fact that it was kind of stalkery. She said it should be used for inanimate objects or like a celebrity that you're a fan of. Is she correct?

You gave the example "I'll have a coke" and marked this wrong when I wrote "Je prendrai ...".  I was puzzled and read the grammar lesson which explained about the 'futur proche' using "aller + verb".  I was aware of that construction although not aware that it had the technical name 'futur proche'.  However, all the examples given in English used "going to + verb" which seems correct to me.  On the contrary, "I will have" sounds to me like a simple future tense and should have been accepted.  I suggest your sentence should have read "I'm going to have", to make it clear to the student what construction you require. 

Regarding this test question and my wrong answer and correct answer:    “How would you say "One has to earn others' respect." in French?

Il faut gagner le respect des autres. (Correct)

Il faut gagner le respect d’autres. (My wrong answer)

 I’ve read the lesson numerous times as well as the discussion below and nothing explains why I was marked wrong on this question. Is there something about “il faut” that is like “se server de” in the lesson’s example that would require “DES autres” instead of  “d’autre”? The translation is not “of THE others”, just the more general “others”.

Tu as fait un voyage intéressant pendant les vacances d'été. Décris ce voyage en utilisant le passé composé et l'imparfait (dix phrases).

If

Ne le lui donne pas is don't give it to her, 

what is don't give it to him?

I love this site-- but I think they have done a bad job explaining what, if any, is the difference.  Especially in the quizzes. what am I missing?

Est-ce-que tes affaires sont dans la valise?

If want to use y in this sentence, can I say, " ils y sont"?

Merci beaucoup. Ce texte est très intéressant! Merci d’avoir partagé.