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Bruce C.A1Kwiziq community member
What about negative sentences referring to body parts?Which is correct and what references can you provide to convince my teacher? Elles n'ont pas les yeux verts? Elles n'ont pas des yeux verts? Elles n'ont pas d'yeux verts?
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Reviewing this, I find I'm confused anew. From the earlier lesson:Tu aimes mon pull ? -Oui, il est très beau. But above: À qui sont ces livres? Ce sont mes livres. Since the books under discussion are specific, why would one not say, Ils sont mes livres?
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Re La fleur est jolie. Elle est jolie: could one also sayC'est jolie?
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steven l.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
A bit off topic, but...In the third example, "Il est important qu'il apprenne ses lecons", how come it's not "c'est important"?
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Garry B.A1Kwiziq community member
article ici ? (un)Il etait ivrogne
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Jeziel G.A0Kwiziq community member
J'habite à Los Angeles, aux États-Unis.
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Must haveWhat if you wannt to say. Someone must have done something, how would you say that? For example. Where is she? She must have gone to the shops. Like Kevin also like this lesson. Merci bien
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Andrew S.A2Kwiziq community member
Why use notre and not nosI can't see how to decide which to use when used in this context
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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
"Hardly" eg can you swim? answer "hardly" English can respond to a question by saying hardly can it be used in the same way in french. thank you
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Mehmet O.A1Kwiziq community member
bonjour,
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