“Parlez-vous avec Paul” was translated in the quiz as, “Are you speaking to Paul?” But couldn’t it also be an Imperative, (Speak to Paul!) since the example has no question mark.
Imperative vs. inverted question
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CelenaKwiziq community member
Imperative vs. inverted question
This question relates to:French lesson "Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - regular forms (except il/elle/on forms)"
Asked 3 years ago
The imperative would be: parlez avec Paul, without vous.
RaleighKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
It could be interpreted as declarative and not necessarily interrogative. That's why a question mark is necessary.
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