When is a question not a question (or the other way round?

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When is a question not a question (or the other way round?

In the question: "Fais-tu la vaiselle" there is no question mark. I put "Do the dishes", which was marked wrong. The correct answer is supposed to be "Are you doing the dishes?" which is a question. I don't think I should be marked wrong here, because the example was not a question.

(Later)... OK, I have read more answers below, and it is clear now.

The command "Do the dishes" = Fais la vaiselle. (no pronoun).

The question " Are you doing the dishes?" = Fais-tu la vaiselle?

Subtle!

This question relates to:French lesson "Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - regular forms (except il/elle/on forms)"

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CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Owen,

I'm glad you found the answer to your question! And you are correct!

It is always quite valuable to read the thread of questions from the Q&A forum as quite often similar questions are posted (even if it can be quite long ;-) ).

Bonne journée !

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