The guidance says 'any object is placed between the de and the infinitive' so I'm puzzled as to why the example given doesn't end 'avant d'une solution trouver' instead of the given 'avant de trouver une solution'. Merci!
Avant de + infinitive
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steve i.Kwiziq community member
Avant de + infinitive
This question relates to:French lesson "Avant de + infinitive = Before + -ing in French"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi all,
Thank you for your input, I have now added the word 'pronoun' after 'object' to make matters clearer.
Bonne Continuation!
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Yes, the sentence is ambiguous: «any object or reflexive pronoun» - but it means 'any object pronoun or reflexive pronoun is placed between de and infinitive'. A minor edit would clarify.
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