Dashes "-" in transcriptions

darlini d.A2Kwiziq community member

Dashes "-" in transcriptions

Why are dashes included in transcriptions and why does Kwizbot detect the omission as being incorrect ? For example: I wrote "Et moi, je m'appelle Amina et je suis algérienne". Kwizbot detected my sentence as incorrect because it was missing the preceding dash: "- Et moi, ....". Of course, I gave myself 5 stars, but it's quite annoying to not receive a match in these cases. I hope this question makes sense.

Asked 1 week ago
CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Darlini,

Your question makes absolute sense!

Yes, Kwizbot will detect such "inconsistencies" in user's submitted answers. However, because it is a self-marking exercise, do not feel that Kwizbot is marking your answer as "incorrect". I would recommend concentrating on the language content first and foremost (and ignore Kwizbot's marking of your punctuation). Therefore, you did the right thing is ginving yourself 5 stars!

The intricacies of French punctuation will come bit by bit the more you read the language and the more practice you get. I have to say that I still struggle a little with English punctuation from time to time. ;-)   

Here is a link to a similar question where both Chris and Cécile answered: quotation marks

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Personally, I don’t get too hung up on the punctuation, especially when I was starting to learn and understand spoken French. I still consider it more important to get the spelling and grammar correct. I do however try to take note of the punctuation for when I’m doing a translation exercise. Don’t beat yourself up, enjoy the exercises !

darlini d. asked:

Dashes "-" in transcriptions

Why are dashes included in transcriptions and why does Kwizbot detect the omission as being incorrect ? For example: I wrote "Et moi, je m'appelle Amina et je suis algérienne". Kwizbot detected my sentence as incorrect because it was missing the preceding dash: "- Et moi, ....". Of course, I gave myself 5 stars, but it's quite annoying to not receive a match in these cases. I hope this question makes sense.

Sign in to submit your answer

Don't have an account yet? Join today

Ask a question

Find your French level for FREE

Test your French to the CEFR standard

Find your French level
I'll be right with you...