French language Q&A Forum

I have been given that words ending in "ion" were female with the exception of "Bastion". Is this another exception ?  Should it be Sa opinion or sa opinion, or is it that the word begins with a vowel ?

In the last sentence, "Bien que la nature soit l'élément principal dans mes projets artistiques, mon but est d'amener les gens à faire une pause, à réfléchir et à ressentir des émotions à travers mon travail.", the verbs amener à and inciter à were accepted for ”to get”.  I tried persuader de, which was not accepted.  Should it be a possibility ? 

Instead of saying "Would you like to try it?" I would have said in English, "Would you like to taste it?" The verb try threw me off and I used essayer instead of gouter.

I enjoy these exercises as they give me great practice in writing.

Hi,can anyone help please...in the French sentences. 1 " dites- moi ce qui vous intéresse"  and 2 " dites- moi ce que vous préférez, in the first sentence ce qui is described as the subject of the verb,and in the second ce que is described as the object of the I'm generally ok with ce qui  being followed by verb in case 1 and ce que being followed by subject pronoun or noun in case 2. So, in case 2 is vous the subject and in case 1 what is the subject/ object/verb relationship ?

- rose (pink) of course !

I see the origins of fauve (a fawn), mauve (a mallow) and rose (the flower) - but what are the things that écarlate, incarnat and pourpre are named after? Aren't these last three just standard  colour names?

The two answers so far have differing advice. Could Cécile comment please?

Laura Lawless’s explanation seems to accord with Alan’s - se parler is one of "20 verbs for which the reflexive pronoun is always an indirect object" (That is, they’re talking to each other, not talking each other, and parlé is invariable.) 

 https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/agreement-with-pronominal-verbs/

Could you explain the difference between 'crayon', 'crayon à papier' and 'crayon gris'?  I do not draw, so I was unfamiliar with the latter two.  Are the latter two used primarily in the context of art?

Why was the Imperfect tense used in this exercise?  How do I recognise when it should be used?

Instead of using the following expression: Chacun(e) d'entre + Stress pronoun, can I use the following:

Chacun(e) de + Stress Pronoun ? Isn't this correct?