pont seems to be masculine and feminine in same sentence

kevin Y.C1Kwiziq community member

pont seems to be masculine and feminine in same sentence

In the sentence "Bien qu'il ne reste qu'une petite partie du pont aujourd'hui, elle offre encore une vue spectaculaire sur le Rhône et la ville." it seems le pont is masculine but in the second clause is is referred to as elle. Should this be il or am I missing something?


Asked 3 months ago
Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Kevin , 

it is ‘ une petite partie ( du pont ) ‘ here that is referred to in ‘ elle offre encore une vue … ‘. 

kevin Y.C1Kwiziq community member

OK thank you

kevin Y. asked:

pont seems to be masculine and feminine in same sentence

In the sentence "Bien qu'il ne reste qu'une petite partie du pont aujourd'hui, elle offre encore une vue spectaculaire sur le Rhône et la ville." it seems le pont is masculine but in the second clause is is referred to as elle. Should this be il or am I missing something?


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