why is the sentence wrong? " je suis désolée qu'ils s'en soient allés sans que l'on puisse leur dire au revoir. the "s'en aller" is wrong ... explain why.
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Zane J.Kwiziq community member
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This question relates to:French lesson "S'en aller = To leave in French"
Asked 5 years ago

Hi Zane,
It is not really wrong, the use of 's'en aller' here makes the sentence very heavy and clumsy.
I would suggest -
Je suis désolée qu'ils soient partis sans que l'on puisse leur dire au revoir
Hope this helps!
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