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Shrey R.A1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Doubt in comparative form of 'bien'.

Bonjour Madame,

In the sentence given in the lesson as

"Ta téle est bien mais la mienne est mieux"

In this sentence although the comparative form of 'bien' has been used but then also ' que' has not been used;though here 'mieux' is I think has been used as an adjective.

Mam,Pls guide the reason behind not writing 'que'

Thanks

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Cindy G.A1Kwiziq community member

Hallo, I understood that the noun should be put before the adjective so why is Un Chat Petite is incorrect

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Nicole W.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Construction of future tenseIt says with future proche the placement of me, te, lui, etc. is between aller and faire (du) mal. But in "Il va faire mal à ma meillure amie" that is not where it is placed. Isn't that sentence future proche? I'm confused.

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fiona K.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hello Cécile, with this lesson on imparfait, I still do not understand. I am still struggling with this little phrase 'se'

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Environ

When the question "Je suis partie ___ jours" (I left for about fifteen days) is encountered in a quiz it may not be originating from this lesson yet the answer "pour environ quinze" is not accepted. Shouldn't it be? Aren't both this and "pour une quinzaine de" equally valid French here?

I can find examples of the environ version on the web including here:

http://context.reverso.net/translation/english-french/about+fifteen

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j. p.A1Kwiziq community member

Bojour, Why is "Nous ne savions pas lire avant" translated as "We couldn't read before" !! Whereas it ought to be "We did not know how to read before.

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Belinda V.C1Kwiziq community member

I agree with previous user comments. The only time a point is used in numbers in English is to denote decimals i.e. 14.052 means 14 whole parts and the rest would in effect denote the fraction, 52/1000. Commas or spaces would be used to denote the number fourteen thousand and fifty two : 14 052 or 14,052. I've done mathematics at university level but am getting my answers of how to write numbers in English 'wrong'. Your course is fantastic but this section on number writing definitely requires modification.

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