A small point about an English translation

Stephen B.B2Kwiziq community member

A small point about an English translation

In your mangé example, the English translation is: I had eaten all the biscuits, and there was none left for the guests!


Biscuits is plural. Surely it should be:

I had eaten all the biscuits, and there were none left for the guests!

Thanks, Stephen

Asked 8 months ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Thank you for pointing this out Stephen, this error has now been corrected.

Bonne continuation !

 

Stephen B. asked:

A small point about an English translation

In your mangé example, the English translation is: I had eaten all the biscuits, and there was none left for the guests!


Biscuits is plural. Surely it should be:

I had eaten all the biscuits, and there were none left for the guests!

Thanks, Stephen

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