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?

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing numbers 70 to 999 in French"

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Jane,

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

Bonne Continuation!

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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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