Sentence structure

Ezechukwu I.A1Kwiziq community member

Sentence structure

Elle ne le fait pas, bien qu'elle le puisse.

Why is it "bien qu'elle le puisse" and not "bien qu'elle puisse"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Bien que/quoique + the subjunctive mood (Le Subjonctif) = although/though in French"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Because French requires the explicit expression of what it is ‘she could….’ . (Pouvoir is transitive - the object is required).

In English, it is implicit that it is ‘could do it’, although the potential ambiguity is evident when statements like this in English are sometimes wryly met with responses such as ‘She could what? Leave it to me ?’.

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