French language Q&A Forum

I am puzzled that the correct way of expressing leaving work uses laisser rather than quitter, both of which require direct objects. Where travail is the direct object, why is "J'ai quitté le travail" marked incorrect in the quiz and "J'ai laissé le travail" marked correct? I do not dispute that "J'ai laissé le travail" is correct, but the lesson on partir, quitter, laisser, etc. is unclear. This is especially true if "travail" is considered a place and quitter is used for leaving places, which to me at least seems plausible. I have not yet taken this up with my French coterie.

what is the difference between annee and an? ive only heard of/used annee before

Although I write the true answer such as "qu'est-ce que....", because of not beginning the sentence without capital letter, it is not accepted as a true answer!  The aim of this courses / exercises should not be PUNISH, it should be COURAGE !!!

I understood ¨pelle¨ as shovel.  Is there no difference?

Hello,

So If I'm understanding this correctly when the definite article is before a noun it remains when the verb is negative?

il aime le Café et le chocolate.

Il n'aime ni le Café ni le chocolate

But if the indefinite or partitive article is before a noun in an affirmative sentence the article is then removed when negative?

Elle commande de l'eau et du vin.

Elle ne commande ni eau ni vin.

Thanks

Nicole

Tu es calme into imperitif?

“Un bon moyen de mettre la finance au service d'un projet de société alternatif.”

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Is the adjective “alternatif” in the masculine form because it’s linked with the masculine noun “projet”? Is there a chance that it should be linked with the female noun “société” and therefore be “alternative”, or is it obvious to French speakers that this would not be the case?

 Thanks, Brian

Je crois qu'il y a une erreur d'inscription ici: grammaticalement, et aussi per la narration accompagnante, le premier phrase de dictée doit être "avoir DE la chance". 

Le mot "de" est manqué? 

Le père de Michel travaille dans un hôtel.

Will the un change to d' in the negative form? 

Bonjour,

I just wanted to point out that the multiple-choice questions on this test did not include the instruction that, "one, some, or all may be correct."  In the past this has led me to choose only one option even though I thought that more than one was correct. This time, I chose the options that I thought were right and aced the Kwiz. 

I bring this up only because it may cause some confusion to other learners as well.

I realize that I should have clicked on the Report button, but I had already returned to the lesson.

Merci beaucoup !