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In the phrase ....elle fait une bonne tarte aux fruits et elle invite des amis pour le gouter...

Barrie S.C1Kwiziq community member

In the phrase ....elle fait une bonne tarte aux fruits et elle invite des amis pour le gouter...

shouldn't 'le' be 'la' because it's a pronoun substituting for 'tart' which is feminine?
This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Marie in France"

Dictation exercise A1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Barrie, 

This has been remarked by several people, see Aurélie's answer in the following:

https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/why-le-instead-of-la

 

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Barrie S. asked:

In the phrase ....elle fait une bonne tarte aux fruits et elle invite des amis pour le gouter...

shouldn't 'le' be 'la' because it's a pronoun substituting for 'tart' which is feminine?

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