Is it essential to change the "des pâtes" to "les pâtes" for the passive? That's what I got marked wrong for.
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Katie C.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Is it essential to change the "des pâtes" to "les pâtes" for the passive? That's what I got marked wrong for.
This question relates to:French lesson "Forming La Voix Passive with compound tenses in French (French Passive Voice)"
Asked 6 years ago
Katie C.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
OK, but you don't comment on the "les" and "des". Perhaps that's trivial?
CécileKwiziq Native French Teacher
Sorry Katie, I marked the wrong question . Can you give me the full context ?
Katie C.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I don't know how to retrieve it. But it was something like, "Il a fait des pâtes" to turn into the passive and I'd written something like "des pâtes ont été faites", but the correct answer was "les pâtes,,,"
CécileKwiziq Native French Teacher
Hi Katie,
You can say both 'les' or 'des' in this context .
'Des' is more exact but sounds strange in the passive so that is probably why 'les' is marked correct.
Hope this helps!
Katie C.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thank you! Yes, I did think "des" sounded odd in the passive...
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