qu'est ce qu'une baguette

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above was marked correct but next question what is a gendarme required qu'est-ce que c'est;

ive gone through to c1 and come back to revise and practise but still dont understand this topic, its obviously a mental block on my behalf but can any one make it simpler please?

Accepted Answer

Hi Carol,
I have checked the answers and both versions are accepted for - 
What is a "baguette" ?

Qu'est-ce qu'une baguette ?
or 
Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'une baguette ?

What is a "gendarme" ?

Qu'est-ce qu'un gendarme?
or 
Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'un gendarme ?

As Chris says, just choose one which you are most comfortable with and practise it.
Hope this helps

Answer

All the options given in the lesson are alternative ways to ask the same question. They are interchangeable and differ in their register, mostly. There is no "requirement" to choose one over the other. Without knowing the specific kind of question (and maybe other options given), I can't tell you what your error was.

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Me too