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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est vs elle estSi on demand,"Aimes-tu la couleur violette?" Pourquoi la réponse c'est "oui, c'est jolie. Ce couleur n'est-elle pas spécifique?

Asked 8 years ago

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Annie S.A2Kwiziq community member

Few/SeveralWhat English dialect is Kwiziq based on? My sociolect most definitely does not contain this silly "few is slightly less than several". Few is the opposite of many, it is not in a scale with several. Several means more than one, although usually 3 or more. I get that you are looking for a way to separate out the feel of scale in the French words, but it just doesn't work.

Asked 7 years ago

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Farid M.C1Kwiziq community member

Are these are examples of ne explétif Hello, I have started reading L'etranger by Albert Camus recently. I see the following two sentences with the use of ne and no other negative words (like "pas" or "rien", etc). Are they examples of Ne Explétif", or is there another explanation? 1. "Puis il m’a serré la main qu’il a gardée si long- temps que je ne savais trop comment la retirer." 2. "Vous ne pouviez subvenir à ses besoins." Merci beaucoup en avance!

Asked 8 years ago

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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the possessive adjective masculine (son) before a feminine noun (trophée), please?The quizz question is: Elle tient son trophée. (She holds her trophy.) The exercise was conjugating tenir. Cheryl

Asked 9 years ago

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Julianne Q.B2Kwiziq community member

Is the correct English translation of Je déteste la California ou la Provence, I dislike California and Provence i think the point is that in French 'ou' is used in this situation rather than 'et' - is that right?

Asked 7 years ago

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Jay D.C1Kwiziq community member

how could I say 'How long ago was this photo taken?' I.e. Single event, not duration.

Asked 7 years ago

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D. W.B2Kwiziq community member

Approximate numbers - 70, 80, and 90Hi, in your lesson "How to make approximate numbers such as une dizaine (ten or so)" you explain how to form the approximate numbers dizaine (10), vintgaine (20), trentaine (30), quarantaine (40), cinquantaine (50), soixantaine (60) and centaine (100). You did not mention 70, 80, nor 90. Do these not exist? Or are my guesses "soixante-dizaine" (70), "quatre-vingtaines" (80) and "quatre-vingt-dizaine" (90) in the right direction?

Asked 8 years ago

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Better quiz questionFor this quiz, I suggest giving English sentences and multiple French translations. For example: The police arrived to late 1. Les polices sont arrivés trop tard. 2. Le police est arrivé trop tard. 3. La police sont arrivé trop tard. 4. La police est arrivée trop tard. Je propose aussi d'ajouter une deuxième question. Peut être: She brushed her long golden hair. Or Where are the rest rooms?

Asked 8 years ago

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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Run on sentence

Bonjour Cécile. A few weeks ago I said I’d find an example of a run on sentence. In this lesson, I had one: Je ne peux pas parler maintenant, je suis en train de travailler. In English, we’d separate the two independent clauses with a semi-colon or a period, not a comma. I’m asking if it’s standard in French to use a comma to separate two clauses? Merci pour votre réponse !

Asked 6 years ago

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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member

NO: Is-ing and am-ingLa fille derrière qui je suis assis est belle. La fille derrière laquelle je suis assis est belle. "The girl behind whom I'm sitting is beautiful." Should it have been translated "The girl behind whom I sat is beautiful."

Asked 7 years ago

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