Le sud versus du sud

Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the sentence in the south of France the answer is le sud but in a previous exercise (Bastille Day) it was du sud. Are both acceptable ? Also in the best answer it is C'étaient but in the final paragraph it is C'était. Are both correct or is this an error?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Holiday [US: Vacation] by the sea"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Kay,

1. Without the actual context it is hard to say but I assume the sentence said

from/of the South of France = du sud de la France

whereas here it is

dans un petit village dans le sud de la France = in a small village in the south of France

2. Both C'était and C'étaient are accepted as possible

Bonne Continuation!

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Could you post the sentence in question, please?

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le sud versus du sud

In the sentence in the south of France the answer is le sud but in a previous exercise (Bastille Day) it was du sud. Are both acceptable ? Also in the best answer it is C'étaient but in the final paragraph it is C'était. Are both correct or is this an error?

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