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Why do we place the adjective before the noun in some sentences, and after the noun in some sentences?

Hi, 

I was wondering why "je veux" is considered impolite in most contexts, but "voulez-vous" isn't, as they're both forms of "vouloir". Is it only impolite to use the verb "vouloir" when talking about yourself? So would, for example, "il veut" or "ils veulent" be polite?

Thanks in advance!

The corrected answer is said to be: Ils l'ont arrêtée pour ___s’être déshabillée____ en public.

Please explain why it isn’t ”déshabillés”

I noticed that in French there usually appears to be a space before exclamation points.  This is the case in the above transcript with the exception of "tu payes!".  Is there a reason why there isn't a space before the exclamation point here?

how to identify verbs and nouns

J'entend il se rend, pas on se rend, dans le phrase "et on se rend dans les cimetières".

I like to have models to follow, and your lesson gives the following model: Rappeler + à + person being reminded + [infinitive]

Yet your quiz question "She reminds us to take our jackets"

is given the correct answer "Elle nous rappele de prendre nos vestes"

The model suggests that 'à' is a necessary part of the correct grammer but here it would be marked as wrong. I am disappointed and confused by the lesson that offers a clear model that is not correct.

At the end of the exercise, I would find it helpful to view my full (botched) transcript of the exercise alongside Kwizbot's. It could be toggled on or off from viewing.  

I don’t get the nuance of ‘J’arrive dans 10 minutes’.  'I arrive in 10 minutes' is the same, to me, as saying ‘I will arrive in 10 minutes.