Why can you use inversion with nouns in this expression?
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Why can you use inversion with nouns in this expression?
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Hi D,
To add to what Chris said and to use the example in the lesson 'Sophie vient' the three possible ways to ask if Sophie is coming would be :
Est-ce que Sophie vient? (using est-ce que)
Sophie vient-elle? (Inversion)
Sophie vient? (Intonation rising at the end making it a question)
It is the same with all verbs,
e.g. Les voitures coûtent cher.
Est-ce que les voitures coûtent cher?
Les voitures coûtent-elles cher? (Inversion)
Les voitures coûtent cher?
Hope this helps!
Hi D,
"Comment vont tes enfants?" and "Tes enfants comment vont-ils?" are both correct.
The reason you cannot say, e.g., "Vont tes enfants?" is because there is no interrogative pronoun as, e.g., comment, quand, etc.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
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