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I can’t figure out when to make cent plural when writing dates. I see it is plural in 1900 but not in most other dates.
Why is 'Daphné apprend-elle le français' correct while 'Daphné apprend-t-elle le français' is marked wrong. All the examples in the lesson add 't' when the verb does'nt elide.
Why is there Mieux not Meilleur ?
I know one is adverb and other is abjective but I think adjective should work here too
Just a quick question. Is qu’est-ce que + noun always more formal? I found it a bit confusing that
a. the last two examples of it in Section 3 have no further mention of register and
b. in Sections 1 and 3 the examples go from less to more elegant, whereas in 2 it’s the other way round.
Do realise this is an A0 lesson, but the concepts behind it are quite challenging.
Alors:
"Maman EMPORTAIT toujours beaucoup de....."
"Tu APPORTAIS tes poupées....."
Better to use correct grammar, esp. on a teaching site ...AIN'T that so?
I have let my writing and dictation practice slip because I’m speaking French on a daily basis, but a lesson like this one brings home the need to keep at these weekend challenges, keep practicing, keep adding to the vocabulary bank, keep addressing the grammar.
When doing the writing tests, I find myself regularly struggling with knowing when to place accents (and regularly second-guessing myself too!).
Are there any rules of thumb to help with this? For example, the 'ô' seems to always appear in words which sound similar in english and one would place an 's': eg hôpital, hôtel, hôte, etc.
I generally have trouble with accented 'e's (ignoring the "obvious" accents, such as when using the passé composé and other conjugation rules) so any advice would be very welcome.
Regarding the expression "sont servis", used in "Les plats froids sont servis avec une salade":
I don't understand this conjugation. Is this a reflexive form of the verb servir? Or is it just how menus are written?
I assume it is a simple answer but am confused as to when I must use infinitive vs past participle…with past conditional
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