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Qianrong W.C1Kwiziq community member

Clôture ou clotûre ?

Hello, how is the word ‘fence’ spelt in French? I wrote clôture and was marked wrong.

Cheers :)

Asked 4 years ago

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Nick W.A2Kwiziq community member

Jacques a descendu le géant

Hi, I just came across this on a test and I wrote that it could mean Jack descended on the giant (as opposed to the stairs ) and this was marked incorrect but in the explanation it states that they descended the stairs requires avoir as the auxillary verb so I cannot see why descending on the giant is any different? They both have a direct object.

I am a bit confused about this. Thanks

Asked 3 years ago

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Nick H.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Aucun(e) ne

Salut!

The correct answer in this exercise was "Tous les gosses y vont, mais aucun ne prend le train."

Equally, could you just say "Tous les gosses y vont, mais personne ne prend le train." Does it have the same meaning and is it correct?

Also, I thought aucun(e) ne was reserved for things rather than people?

Nick

Asked 4 years ago

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karen t.A1Kwiziq community member

can't determine what the subject of the lesson is suppose to be

I don't understand. I'm given a lesson on pronouns but then most of the test is on conjugation of verbs I have not heard of before.

Asked 5 years ago

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Spot on for A1

I really enjoyed this one - thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

is the conditionnel only after the "au cas où"J'en ai racheté, juste au cas où.

this is not in conditionnel

But this is:

Au cas où vous auriez faim, je vous ai fait un sandwich.

Asked 4 years ago

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Kim H.A2Kwiziq community member

Choisis? (C'est moi qui choisis le film!)

Why use the passe simple here?

Asked 4 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The 'X' needs to go!

It is somewhat reassuring to find so many others have found this confusing! Hope it is reviewed soon. Needs clarification and simplification, and use of standard symbols to replace unspecified letters. I always do the lesson first and then check the comments - this is one of those that makes me think I should read the comments first. When can a review be expected?

Asked 6 years ago

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Akihisa H.A2Kwiziq community member

J'aime beaucoup cette histoire!

Merci d'avoir écrit cette histoire palpitant! Plus, svp!!

Asked 5 years ago

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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

B2 Grammar: French demonstrative adjectivesCe matin-là, je me lèverai tôt.That morning, I will wake up early.Why is the above sentence translated as wake up and not get up?Wake up would be,Ce matin-là, je me reveillerai tôt

Asked 4 years ago

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