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More and more the Kwizik algorithm resembles a policeman hiding behind a bush in order to catch a speeding motorist. Please inform us if we haven't answered a question. A lot of the time it is accidental!???????????????
All the examples are with the verb ETRE.(TO BE). Is it correct to assume that this construct can work for ALL(??) 'copular' type verbs. I can't see it working with non 'copular type' verbs.
1)He looks great..and she does too == il a l'air bien et elle l'a l'air aussi(not sure of this one)
2)The roses smell pleasant and the carnations smell pleasant too== les roses sentent agréables et les oeilets le sentent aussi(smells ok to me).
etc etc!!
3)what about a sentence like "she became angry then they became angry too== elle s'est mis en colere ensuite ils le se sont mis (??)
Just asking 'for a friend' could you add a note in the lesson that the direct object pronoun occupies its usual place before the verb ...although it is acting like an adjective,
In the quiz above, there was a question about the sentence:
Après manger, les filles feront leurs devoirs
I was slightly confused as I would have written this sentences as "apres avoir mange" (with appropriate accents) at the beginning and not apres manger. In this lesson it seems to imply that to write apres+infinitive is wrong: Après avoir fait = After doing in French (auxiliary avoir)
I think I may be missing something and would appreciate some help. Is manger being used as a noun here maybe?
bonjour forum et les experts
Au sujet de la phrase suivante 'je devrais être en train de boire un expresso en (à une) terrasse
je comprends bien la phrase, mais je demande pour quoi on ne peux pas l'écrire avec un 'sur' en place d'un à ou un en. N'est-ce pas aussi correct, 'je devrais être en train de boire un expresso sur une terrasse'?
Hello,
On this topic page, the examples, exceptions and tips are missing which are there on every topic.
Please do the needful.
Regards,
Ashish
Why is there no l' in front of effet in "gaz à effet de serre" so it would read "gaz à l'effet de serre"? Same for "tasse à thé" - no definite article. Yet, you write "pain au chocolat" - definite article.
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.
Anyone have an opinion on this please ? Is there any ambiguity in French ?
"elle a une collection de chapeaux impressionnante." Surely this should be: "elle a une collection de chapeaux impressionnants."
It is the hats that are impressive, not the collection.
If the collection was impressive, it should have been: Elle a une collection impressionnante de chapeaux, or possibly
Elle a une impressionante collection de chapeaux ( don't think this second one is as good, but it may be ok).
Thanks, Paul..
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