Qu'est-ce que

Joanne H.B2Kwiziq community member

Qu'est-ce que

I still don't understand whey, "Qu'est-ce que le fois gras," Is not an acceptable way of saying "What is?" QUE (what) est-ce (is it) le fois gras.

Why is it any less acceptable than "Qu'est-ce que c'est que" The explanations just don't make sense to me. Could you clarify?

This question relates to:French lesson "Qu'est-ce que c'est... and Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça/cela ? = What is... / What's that? in French"

Asked 5 years ago

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Aaron G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Joanne, apart from the fact that it's "le foie gras", not "le fois gras", your sentence is a correct option.

Like15 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I believe they are both correct

Like15 years ago

David M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I was marked "Nearly correct" for "Qu'est-ce que" in response to "___ un gendarme ?" Yet this form is clearly listed as an option in the lesson ... Qu'est-ce que + [chose] : *** Never mind ... just realized that I missed the elision w/ "que un" ***. The "correct" answer was a different form, so I didn't realize it.

Like01 year ago

Joanne H. asked:

Qu'est-ce que

I still don't understand whey, "Qu'est-ce que le fois gras," Is not an acceptable way of saying "What is?" QUE (what) est-ce (is it) le fois gras.

Why is it any less acceptable than "Qu'est-ce que c'est que" The explanations just don't make sense to me. Could you clarify?

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