C'est v il estIs it the case that both of these sentences are grammatically correct:
- Il est mon cousin -- as a statement about a specific person
- Qui est-ce? - C'est mon cousin -- as in, He + is + my [noun]
Or, equally:
- Elle est la présidente
- C'est la présidente
If they are both grammatically correct, can you explain the difference in meaning/usage between the two versions?
My guess: can I use the top version if we are having a conversation about Paul and I then explain that Paul is my cousin: "Paul te ressemble. - Oui, il est mon cousin."
or we are having a conversation about Sophie and I then comment that she is the class president: "Sophie a l'aire très confiante. - Oui, elle a gagné l'élection et elle est maintenant la présidente."
Whereas the bottom version applies if the identity of the person is unknown:
Who is that person? C'est mon cousin.
Who is Sophie? C'est la présidente de la société.
We are still talking about a specific person, but the person is previously unknown in the conversation.
Is this correct? Would you explain it another way?
Why am I not putting an e at the end (a tenu and not a tenue if we're speaking of a féminine thing)?
For reading excercises, please add perhaps five multiple choice questions so we can test our reading comprehension skills? Merci
Hi, should “En effet, ils permettent de se confronter à des situations inattendues et parfois déstabilisantes, ce qui nous oblige à nous adapter à des réalités complètement différentes.” be “En effet, ils permettent de se confronter à des situations inattendues et parfois déstabilisantes, ce qui nous obligent à nous adapter à des réalités complètement différentes.” because it is the “situations” creating the “obliger”?
Hi, should “on m'avait expliqué que le départ du ferry était retardé” be “on m'avait expliquée que le départ du ferry était retardé” because “m’” is a female direct object (I.e. Emeline is speaking)?
Also, the spelling on “En dépit de tous mes efforts pour arriver à l'heure à la gare ferrovière” is not coming up in WordReference, only “ferroviaire” is. Which is correct please?
Brian
This is not a good lesson. Nowhere is it stated what we are supposed to be learning here. There are just some examples and we're supposed to figure out the differences between them in order to ascertain what the lesson is.
My dictionary gives appréhender, craindre, and redouter as translations for dread. Why are the first two not accepted ? Thanks.
C'est une femme qui parle ; c'est une verbe avec être : Pourquoi, donc, n'est-il pas "Je me suis également fixée...." ?
I believe "en-dessous de" may not be correct , and "en dessous de" is correct.
Contrasted with "au-dessous de" , which is correct.
Any comments anyone ?
Thanks
Paul.
All I can find is this: https://www.question-orthographe.fr/question/au-dessous-de-et-en-dessous-de/
Is it the case that both of these sentences are grammatically correct:
- Il est mon cousin -- as a statement about a specific person
- Qui est-ce? - C'est mon cousin -- as in, He + is + my [noun]
Or, equally:
- Elle est la présidente
- C'est la présidente
If they are both grammatically correct, can you explain the difference in meaning/usage between the two versions?
My guess: can I use the top version if we are having a conversation about Paul and I then explain that Paul is my cousin: "Paul te ressemble. - Oui, il est mon cousin."
or we are having a conversation about Sophie and I then comment that she is the class president: "Sophie a l'aire très confiante. - Oui, elle a gagné l'élection et elle est maintenant la présidente."
Whereas the bottom version applies if the identity of the person is unknown:
Who is that person? C'est mon cousin.
Who is Sophie? C'est la présidente de la société.
We are still talking about a specific person, but the person is previously unknown in the conversation.
Is this correct? Would you explain it another way?
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