Hello,
J'utilise ces tomates. ________ les dernières.
Why is it "ce sont" rather than "elles sont." It sounds like we are speaking about specific tomatoes, hences "elles." I am using these tomatoes. They are the last ones. These specific ones right here that we are both looking at.
Thanks!
Brent,
see link
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/c-est-vs-il-elle-est-3
to find previous answers to similar questions.
Briefly,
rule number 1 from the lesson you linked takes precedence here - it will almost always be “ c’est determiner noun “, so “ ce sont les dernières “ is correct.
“ If it/he/she is is followed by un/une/le/la... (any form of article / determinant) - it is a beautiful dress / she is a nice person - then you will use c'est. “
For further discussion the external link below is also useful :
https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-grammar/cest-versus-il-elle-est/
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