le fait que + indicative or subjunctive ?

Tom A.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

le fait que + indicative or subjunctive ?

In the passage we have both

'du fait qu'il est le seul'

and

'le fait qu'il n'y ait pas de jeu'

and I wonder why one is indicative and one subjunctive?

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Le tournoi de Roland-Garros"

Reading B1, Sports & Leisure, Listening or Seeing B1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Tom,

Actually, you can use either the indicative or the subjunctive in both these sentences although it seems a little odd given that we are talking about a fact, so it was a matter of preference by the author.

Bonne Continuation!

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Tom A. asked:

le fait que + indicative or subjunctive ?

In the passage we have both

'du fait qu'il est le seul'

and

'le fait qu'il n'y ait pas de jeu'

and I wonder why one is indicative and one subjunctive?

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