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Could anyone please tell me if there are any rules on if and when you can/cannot replace inanimate nouns with subject pronouns? I read the lesson c'est versus il est/elle est and thought you use c'est with nouns while il/elle est is used with adjectives.
But I have encountered situations where the writer/speaker uses il/elle est with a noun.
For example, if you are referring to (or pointing at) "une lettre", can you say "Elle est une lettre"? Or can you only say "C'est une lettre."?
Or, if you are referring to "une conversation", can you say "Elle va bien" or can you only say "Ça va bien."?
Thank you for any clarification.
Why do you use “à la” with New-Orleans (On va à la Nouvelle-Orléans la semaine prochaine) if there is no article in the name of Nouvelle-Orléans? Is it because it’s a feminine noun? Do I have to use “à la” and “de la” with all feminine nouns OR only with the ones that start with the feminine articles?
does it mean "but it didn't depend on my fabulous boyfriend?" it just sounds a little weird...
In the 5th sentence of the full text to read and listen to, the audio says "Mon fils David, lui va être un loup garou", but the text shows "Mon fils David va être un loup garou".
I listened to that first sentence time and time again and I really cannot hear "Sarah", really sounds like "Ça va".
'If you dont like sweet potatoe, there are other vegetables". Surely these "other vegitables'' are a specific number of vegitables available for eating at that meal. Not the whole vegetable kingdom. So why not "des autres"?
What is the rule for the order of compound stressed pronouns? I read the Q&A but couldn't find an answer; I have seen lists for the proper order of all the other pronouns, but I have found no list for the order of compound stressed pronouns when they are used as subjects.
Is "mettre les affaires dans" not an acceptable translation of "to pack"?
Merci!
In this sentence where is the "you" as the sentence in English was "or we could give you a refund"? why are these English words just being omitted and how are we meant to know when to omit them?
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