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Paul B.C1Kwiziq 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.
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Yashika A.A1Kwiziq community member
in first example "La maison des Jackson est sur la gauche." can we use" de jackson" instead of "des jackson"?
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Yashika A.A1Kwiziq community member
In first example" La maison des Jackson est sur la gauche."
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Harsha W.B1Kwiziq community member
But in that case when avanture beginswith a vowel why not cet instead of cette
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Harsha W.B1Kwiziq community member
Why is it" cette avanture but not cet avanture when it starts with a vowel
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D B.B1Kwiziq 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  ?   

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I heard about ne guère de monde, what's the distinction there?
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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq 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.

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K. R.C1Kwiziq 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?

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John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
In my last post, I was concerned about the use of t’ before a. Should it not be s’?
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