Are "car" and "parce que" interchangeable?

Sherry M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Are "car" and "parce que" interchangeable?

I was marked wrong for writing "... car les activités y sont plus ..." in the fourth sentence.

This question relates to:French writing exercise "I prefer going skiing"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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Cécile J.A1KwizIQ Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

Hi Sherry,

In the example you quote the clear reason why the person chose to go skiing is because the activities are more ....so 'parce que ' is better here.

If you take a look at the following link asking a similar question you will see examples when 'car' is better suited.

French people will often use them interchangeably but not always correctly...

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/in-this-case-car-is-used-in-the-same-sense-as-parce-que

Hope this helps!

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Sherry M. asked:

Are "car" and "parce que" interchangeable?

I was marked wrong for writing "... car les activités y sont plus ..." in the fourth sentence.

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