PLURAL OR SINGULAR with Ainsi que.There seems to be a bit of discrepancy in the lessons, the exercises, and a response to a question in the discussions.
a)First the response in the discussion... where Ainsi que starts the sentence, it seems to make the verb straight forward.
Ainsi que l'italien et l'espagnol, le Français dérive du latin. Very unambiguous that the 'the french' is the singular subject of the verb dériver.
b)The answers to the 'test recommended' provided me.
Les Etats-Unis, ainsi que l'Angleterre, sont un pays anglophone. Here the verb is 'plural BECAUSE the subject is The United States, but the associate nouns and adjectives are singular because it is ONE COUNTRY. Ok so far I think.
c) But in the discussion.
Le français ainsi que l'italien dérivent du latin ( French and Italian) hence a plural verb.
vs
"L'Angleterre, ainsi que la France, a combattu l'Allemagne en 1914." in the lesson.
Shouldn't the verb be 'ont combattu' . And if so maybe a short comment re the gender and plurality of the verb be added to the lesson.
There seems to be a bit of discrepancy in the lessons, the exercises, and a response to a question in the discussions.
a)First the response in the discussion... where Ainsi que starts the sentence, it seems to make the verb straight forward.
Ainsi que l'italien et l'espagnol, le Français dérive du latin. Very unambiguous that the 'the french' is the singular subject of the verb dériver.
b)The answers to the 'test recommended' provided me.
Les Etats-Unis, ainsi que l'Angleterre, sont un pays anglophone. Here the verb is 'plural BECAUSE the subject is The United States, but the associate nouns and adjectives are singular because it is ONE COUNTRY. Ok so far I think.
c) But in the discussion.
Le français ainsi que l'italien dérivent du latin ( French and Italian) hence a plural verb.
vs
"L'Angleterre, ainsi que la France, a combattu l'Allemagne en 1914." in the lesson.
Shouldn't the verb be 'ont combattu' . And if so maybe a short comment re the gender and plurality of the verb be added to the lesson.
It seemed to me the subj.present verb 'travaille' had the ''subject je so the qui/que was providing the object, hence I chose que, but apparently the answer is qui. See also tips in the above lesson, since it is followed by je shouldn't it be que?
Bonjour,
Can fois and multiplié be interchangeable?
I couldn't see the difference between them...
Merci beaucoup
Bonjour Madame,
A sentence from the lesson states -
Nous nous l'imaginons blonde aux yeux bleus.
Could “aux yeux bleus” be replaced with “y” as and be correct -
Nous nous l’y imaginons blonde. ?
Merci beaucoup !
What is the difference between mal and blesse?
i've always been thought that à qui refers to a person and à + lequel refers to things? Can you explain?
J’habite une maison or j’habite dans une maison. I see the first one written but say the second. Am I wrong? Is it possible to use both?
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