Incorrect examples

B. J.C1Kwiziq community member

Incorrect examples

Would be helpful to not include the incorrect forms in the examples in the lower part of the page: "C'est qui que tu as rencontré?" Otherwise, feels like it's reinforcing incorrect options.
Asked 7 years ago
Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Barb, If I am understanding your concern correctly, it appears in the example that the usage depicted might possibly be heard at times, hence it is good to know about it; however, it is an incorrect form usage, which is also good to know. I do fully understand the phrase that not all French people who are native speakers use the language correctly. This also holds true for native English speakers who do not use the language correctly; however, it is good to know and be able to recognize incorrect speech, at least in my opinion. J'espère que cela vous aiderait. Bonne chance.
B. J.C1Kwiziq community member
It was great to know about it - really liked this section of the lesson: "ATTENTION: You can also sometimes encounter the form c'est qui que, however, this is NOT really grammatically correct!" But then in the "EXAMPLES AND RESOURCES" section - which is what I use to practice how to speak correctly, the grammatically incorrect examples were mixed with correct ones. It drove me to practice the incorrect ones too -- until I remembered the "attention note" and mentally crossed them out for practice. No biggie, just a note.
Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Je comprends bien.
Isabelle S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Though it is useful to know how things are sometimes said incorrectly, I agree with Barb that it confusing when the grammatically incorrect example sentences are included with the Examples and Resources list without being flagged as such. Having them there seems to imply that it is fine if you say it that way yet I'm sure they'd be marked as wrong on a test.  When they are included in that list, could a designated symbol be added  in order to remind us about the incorrectness of them?  Example:  ][ C'est qui qu'elle aime? ][    Just an idea, thanks.

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Incorrect examples

Would be helpful to not include the incorrect forms in the examples in the lower part of the page: "C'est qui que tu as rencontré?" Otherwise, feels like it's reinforcing incorrect options.

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