French language Q&A Forum

I am trying to determine when to use 'emmener' and when to use 'amener' and to some extent 'apporter'.  All of the examples seem to imply that the first two refer to people, whereas 'apporter' refers to things.  Is that right?  Is there any guidance regarding the usage of 'emmener' vice 'amener' ?  Both translate to take or bring and in some contexts the meaning is lead.  Thanks.  

I don't know if this has been suggested already, but I've heard this acronym as a rule-of-thumb (not an absolute rule) for which adjectives in French come before a noun: 

BAGS (Beauty, Age, Good or Bad, Size)

Why was autour de used rather than environ?

When the final answer to the text is presented, why is

"j'ai appris beaucoup sur la culture française"  favoured over

"j'ai beaucoup appris sur la culture française" ?

Any rules here ? 

Thanks. Paul.

It is worth noting that the verb "voir" and verbs ending in -cevoir do not follow the same irregular pattern.

Hello, in the example "Au cas où vous vous demanderiez où elle est, elle est allée au marché" the translation is "In case you're wondering where she is, she went to the market." How would the sentence change if we want to say "In case you were wondering where she is, she went to the market."? 

What about the example "In case you get hungry, I made you a sandwich", how can that be changed to  "In case you were hungry, I made you a sandwich" in the French translation?