Position of interrogative particles in sentences like these

Andreas N.B2Kwiziq community member

Position of interrogative particles in sentences like these

Regarding the position of interrogative particles, such as 'quand' in:

"Quand Juliette et Pauline ont-elles déménagé ?"  

I can't recall exactly which previous lesson(s) touched upon this, but can one shift 'quand' to other positions, such as:

"Juliette et Pauline, quand ont-elles déménagé?"

"Juliette et Pauline ont-elles déménagé quand?"

Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Andreas, 

The three ways you can say that are -

Quand Juliette et Pauline ont-elles déménagé ?

Juliette et Pauline, quand ont-elles déménagé ?

Juliette et Pauline, elles ont déménagé quand ?

Note that the subject and verb are not inverted when you put 'quand' at the end of the sentence.

Bonne Continuation!

 

Position of interrogative particles in sentences like these

Regarding the position of interrogative particles, such as 'quand' in:

"Quand Juliette et Pauline ont-elles déménagé ?"  

I can't recall exactly which previous lesson(s) touched upon this, but can one shift 'quand' to other positions, such as:

"Juliette et Pauline, quand ont-elles déménagé?"

"Juliette et Pauline ont-elles déménagé quand?"

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