case of subordinate clauses with que

G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The sentence :

Je suis aussi allé acheter une nouvelle bibliothèque que j’ai passé plus de deux heures à monter.

The hint given was ‘la bibliothèque’.

I took this to mean that passé should agree with bibliothèque and wrote passée.

I was using the rule for the ‘case of subordinate clauses with que’. Why am I wrong here?

Asked 1 year ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi G,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The hint shouldn't have been there and I have now removed it.

There is no agreement between the past participle 'passé' as bibliothèque is not its object.

Bonne Continuation !

Like01 year ago

G B. asked:

The sentence :

Je suis aussi allé acheter une nouvelle bibliothèque que j’ai passé plus de deux heures à monter.

The hint given was ‘la bibliothèque’.

I took this to mean that passé should agree with bibliothèque and wrote passée.

I was using the rule for the ‘case of subordinate clauses with que’. Why am I wrong here?

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