placement of adverb in passé composé

Mazie E.C1Kwiziq community member

placement of adverb in passé composé

this is from one of the B1 tests. why is 'j'ai lu seulement des romans français' correct? shouldn't it be 'j'ai seulement lu des romans français'?
Asked 7 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour Mazie !

Here the adverb "seulement" is used as a restrictive, and as such, will tend to be placed in front of the element it's restricting, similarly to the "que" in the negative expression "ne...que".

Have a look at the related lesson:
Using restrictive ne … que to express only with compound tenses (French Negations)

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !

placement of adverb in passé composé

this is from one of the B1 tests. why is 'j'ai lu seulement des romans français' correct? shouldn't it be 'j'ai seulement lu des romans français'?

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