Is it essential to change the "des pâtes" to "les pâtes" for the passive? That's what I got marked wrong for.
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Katie C.KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Is it essential to change the "des pâtes" to "les pâtes" for the passive? That's what I got marked wrong for.
This question relates to:French lesson "Forming La Voix Passive with compound tenses in French (French Passive Voice)"
Asked 7 years ago
Katie C.KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
OK, but you don't comment on the "les" and "des". Perhaps that's trivial?
Cécile J.KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Sorry Katie, I marked the wrong question . Can you give me the full context ?
Katie C.KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
I don't know how to retrieve it. But it was something like, "Il a fait des pâtes" to turn into the passive and I'd written something like "des pâtes ont été faites", but the correct answer was "les pâtes,,,"
Cécile J.KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Hi Katie,
You can say both 'les' or 'des' in this context .
'Des' is more exact but sounds strange in the passive so that is probably why 'les' is marked correct.
Hope this helps!
Katie C.KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Thank you! Yes, I did think "des" sounded odd in the passive...
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