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PaulC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mais ou orCan you please explain when to use the French conjunctions "mais" or "or" for the English conjunction "yet"? I did not find a lesson on this.

Asked 5 years ago

YashikaA1Kwiziq community member

in first example "La maison des Jackson est sur la gauche." can we use" de jackson" instead of "des jackson"?

Asked 5 years ago

YashikaA1Kwiziq community member

In first example" La maison des Jackson est sur la gauche."

Asked 5 years ago

HarshaB1Kwiziq community member

But in that case when avanture beginswith a vowel why not cet instead of cette

Asked 6 years ago

HarshaB1Kwiziq community member

Why is it" cette avanture but not cet avanture when it starts with a vowel

Asked 6 years ago

DB1Kwiziq community member

Vacuum and kettle ??

Quel est le meilleur aspirateur? is a usage ( non action )

where as Laquelle de ces bouilloires marche le mieux? uses a verb action ? i.e the kettle works ?

Asked 6 years ago

CrystalMaidenC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I heard about ne guère de monde, what's the distinction there?

Asked 6 years ago

CrystalMaidenC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Where's the " being? " Why do they exclude étant in this sentence?

Tu es récompensé pour l'avoir aidée.
You are being rewarded for helping her.

Asked 6 years ago

KateC1Kwiziq community member

You haven't lived here long is in the B1 test

The correct answer is "Tu n'habites pas ici depuis longtemps" yet the lesson shows using the passé composé in negative sentences with "depuis" Why is the correct response in the present tense?

Asked 6 years ago

JohnC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In my last post, I was concerned about the use of t’ before a. Should it not be s’?

Asked 6 years ago

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