Elle est for opinion of specific thing, non?

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The ce vs. il/elle question is driving me crazy! I've created a detailed flowchart and I still get them wrong. Why is this "C'est"?

Tu aimes l'école? Oui, ________ est très intéressant!

"Elle" is used when expressing an opinion of a specific thing, here, a school. Your own example uses, "Tu aimes mon pull? Oui, il est très beau." How is this any different?????

Accepted Answer

I think the point here is that it's not actually the school that is "interesting", it's the general experience of being at school.

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Hi Rebecca,  Try here, it may restore your sanity:-https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/cest-vs-il-est/Bonne continuation.Jim

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As a crutch: if the verb of the sentence is "être", use "ce". The cases where you'd use "il/elle" with "être" are rare.

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Bonjour Rebecca,
Here are 2 examples with an explanation which I hope clarifies it all for you:
Tu aimes mon pull ? Oui, il est joli. -> mon = specific / Il-elle est + adjective
Tu aimes l'école ? Oui, c'est intéressant. -> l' = non-specific, i.e. generally speaking / c'est + adjective
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !