It seems a bit harsh to be marked wrong for merely omitting an apostrophe. I wrote quelle fasse and not qu'elle fasse which I thought was almost correct.
Missing apostrophe
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Ron B.Kwiziq community member
Missing apostrophe
This question relates to:French lesson "Avant que + ne explétif + the subjunctive mood (Le Subjonctif) = Before I do in French"
Asked 3 years ago
Yes, it certainly seems so. But the underlying computer algorithm doesn't know that you only omitted an apostrophe. It sees an entirely different word: quelle. It's beyond its scope to do a grammatical analysis and deduce that you may have just missed the apostrophe.
kathleen o.Kwiziq community member
But, I want to learn the French grammar, so I'm happy if I get marked wrong if my response is incorrect.
kathleen o.Kwiziq community member
But, I want to learn the French grammar, so I'm happy if I get marked wrong if my response is incorrect.
Christopher P.Kwiziq community member
Hi Ron, I can share your frustration but Chris is right in saying that 'quelle' is an entirely different word from 'qu'elle'. There is a great distinction between the two.
Christopher P.Kwiziq community member
Hi Ron, I can share your frustration but Chris is right in saying that 'quelle' is an entirely different word from 'qu'elle'. There is a great distinction between the two.
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