Laissés vs. Laissé

Lincoln H.C1Kwiziq community member

Laissés vs. Laissé

Pour quelle raison c'est « nous les avons laissé faire connaissance » et pas « nous les avons laissés faire connaissance » ? « Laissés » doit être pluriel parce que l'objet direct est avant le verbe, n'est-ce pas?

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Freeform Writing Exercise C1

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Alan G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

We discussed this topic before, and eventually concluded that the agreement was optional.

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/il-m-a-laisse-tomber

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S. B.C1Kwiziq community member

I don't concur that it's optional, not according to my grammar lessons. Although I did hear there was a going to be a modification made by the Academie Francaise. If that's the case, it should not have been marked wrong.

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I had the same question regarding “Laissés vs. Laissé”… it’s quite a confusing topic

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