deux-cent-quatre-vingt euros? OR deux cent-quatre-vingts euros?

JaneC1Kwiziq community member

deux-cent-quatre-vingt euros? OR deux cent-quatre-vingts euros?

 In the B1 dictation 'Chez le mécanicien', the 's' on 'vingts' in the phrase 'deux-cent-quatre-vingts euros' was marked wrong. 

The best answer is: 

- Ça fera deux-cent-quatre-vingt euros s'il vous plaît.

However, in the attached grammar notes (Numbers 70 to 999) I found this:

J'ai quatre-vingts euros. I have eighty euros.

-> here euros is not a numerical adjective, so you agree.

I took this to mean that the 's' should be there as there's no following number. Is there an error in the dictation marking or is there something I'm missing?

Asked 2 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Jane, 

Thank you for pointing this out, this error has been corrected.

Bonne Continuation!

Jane asked:View original

deux-cent-quatre-vingt euros? OR deux cent-quatre-vingts euros?

 In the B1 dictation 'Chez le mécanicien', the 's' on 'vingts' in the phrase 'deux-cent-quatre-vingts euros' was marked wrong. 

The best answer is: 

- Ça fera deux-cent-quatre-vingt euros s'il vous plaît.

However, in the attached grammar notes (Numbers 70 to 999) I found this:

J'ai quatre-vingts euros. I have eighty euros.

-> here euros is not a numerical adjective, so you agree.

I took this to mean that the 's' should be there as there's no following number. Is there an error in the dictation marking or is there something I'm missing?

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