misleading explanation link

ProstoPutnikA0Kwiziq community member

misleading explanation link

Hi,
In my quiz I have a question:

Which of the following are correct?
    la sœur
    l'oncle
    le écharpe
    l'souris
    

And this lesson is mentioned as "explain this". Whilst the lesson really explains usage of le / la, in this case it does not make any sense because I previous lessons did not have either of those four words, so a student just doesn't know what those words mean.

Asked 4 years ago
PeterC1Kwiziq community memberCorrect answer

 It doesn't matter what the words mean. The only point is that le and la become l' before a vowel and not before a consonant. So le écharpe should be l'écharpe and l'souris should be la souris.

 

MannanA0Kwiziq community member

L'oncle

AshB1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The correct articles are la soeur, l'oncle, l'écharpe et le souris.

You don't need to know the gender of 'oncle' or 'écharpe'. They start with a vowel, therefore, use l'.

Soeur is feminine; souris is masculine. 

Tasneem A1Kwiziq community member

l'oncle et La soeur 

MariaA0Kwiziq community member

la speri

l'oncle

AidenA0Kwiziq community member

La sœur

misleading explanation link

Hi,
In my quiz I have a question:

Which of the following are correct?
    la sœur
    l'oncle
    le écharpe
    l'souris
    

And this lesson is mentioned as "explain this". Whilst the lesson really explains usage of le / la, in this case it does not make any sense because I previous lessons did not have either of those four words, so a student just doesn't know what those words mean.

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