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Why were these word provided:
"chestnut", "to roast", "fireplace", "nutmeg".
They did not appear in the story at all.
In the quiz there's a sentence that reads:
Christophe finissait son déjeuner quand les autres sont arrivés.
The English translation says
Christopher was finishing his breakfast when the others arrived.
The quiz says déjeuner not petit-déjeuner.
Bonjour à tous - Why is there always a space between the last word of the sentence and the punctuation mark? Is that a French syntax thing or a quirk of this website? Thank you !
I wrote this on my own time and was wondering if anyone can help guide me where I went wrong if anything is not right?
Je me réveillé we huit du matin. Nous sommes allées du faire shopping. Lorsque je suis rentré je practique Mon français et regarde la télévision. Je nettorai ma chambre demain. Aussi je parle we Mon copain sure let telephone. Aujourd'hui je Marche dans ma neighborhood.
Thank you for responding
Nicole
Why must 'vous' be used in this example? The speaker might just as well be addressing a single friend, in which case wouldn't 'toi' be correct?
How do you know which to use, between auquel and à laquelle? Is the first masculine and the second feminine?
The suggested translation of 'will justify much better' is 'justifiera bien mieux'; and if you try 'justifiera beaucoup mieux' it is marked wrong. I had thought either would be fine here?
Anyone else struggle with the distinction ? Like me, you may use “finalement” too much (and then wonder why it gets the strikethrough) !
The attached link is a good “explication” - it is all in French, but Hugo speaks clearly and if you want a boost in confidence in your aural comprehension and more practice listening without being overwhelmed, his podcasts and videos would be worth listening to for that reason alone.
https://youtu.be/8iXi3y1B4Us
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