This may be a little arcane, but what is the general naming convention in French when using proper names from other languages that use the Latin/Roman alphabet, especially for famous persons? For example, in this exercise Leonardo Da Vinci is rendered in the French Léonard de Vinci. The Italian spelling seems to be widely used & in the States at least there has been a move towards using the native spelling of names in academic works & history books.

In English calling him Leonard from Vinci would sound really weird.

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Robert R.C1KwizIQ community member

Please emphasize the point that "à " is not proper use

Hi. The lesson is correct but fails to really make the point that the construct "manque à" should not be used with indirect objects. There are numerous online aides that will accept (or even suggest) "manque à lui", so trying to get clarity by searching the web does not help (in fact it hurts). Please make the lesson clearer by including a negative example, such as "Note that ... manque à lui ... is not correct usage. Indirect objects come before the verb. Nouns may come after the verb using the construct "manque à". I had to work way too hard to finally understand the rules. The lesson is correct but does not explicitly exclude using the indirect object after the verb.

Asked 5 years ago

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Emily T.A1KwizIQ community member

Fem / masculine not matching up?

Why is "The monster revealed white, sharp canines" = Le monstre a révélé des canines blanches et pointues"

I thought the monster = masculine plural and blanches = feminine plural. They don't match up.

Asked 6 years ago

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Yin Yin L.A2KwizIQ community member

Placements of "Pendant que"This sentence for example:

Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.

Pendant que tu feras tes devors, je ferai la vaiselle.

Are both of them the same? (that I could use it either at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle to join the two sentences.)

Does the same rule also apply to some other words like "alors que" "tandis que" ?

Merci d'avance pour les réponses !

Asked 6 years ago

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Donald F.B1KwizIQ community member

can you give some more example of edge in idioms?

idioms confound me ... "on the edge" of town is different than of a cliff ... what is the idiom for "on the edge of my seat" or almost being driven crazy as saying "he's really on edge" ? maybe an "edgy" lesson?

Asked 5 years ago

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Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Choice of using the subjunctive or not?Could you please explain why, in the answer to the last question, there is a choice of using the subjunctive or not using it: - and I really hope he'll be happy!et j'espère vraiment qu'il SERA content !
et j'espère vraiment qu'il SOIT heureux !
Thank you

Asked 6 years ago

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Abdullah A.KwizIQ community member

In my test I got this question Elle range _________ salon

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Kim V.KwizIQ community member

present tense to the futur proche