Please explain why this is not correct.

William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Please explain why this is not correct.

un gros comme un camion éléphant
Asked 7 years ago
Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour William, The word gros is the adjective, not a noun and either the elephant is being compared to a truck or the truck compared to the elephant, the exact context of comparison is unknown. Both nouns, the elephant and the truck are masculine. So the proper phrase would be: - un éléphant gros comme un camion or - un camion gros comme un éléphant The lesson part is #4: 4. Adjectives followed by a complement (à, de, pour, comme...) un exercice facile à faire an easy-to-do exercise une fille jolie comme un cœur a pretty girl (lit. a girl pretty like a heart) une barrière haute de deux mètres a 2-metre-high fence une casserole bonne pour la poubelle a saucepan fit for the bin J'espère que ceci au-dessus vous aide.
Jolanta C.A2Kwiziq community member

Hi Ron, I see your explication but at the same time 'un gros' can be a noun - a big or fat person. So 'un  gros comme un camion éléphant' is not so bad. un camion éléphant sounds like kids talk but still.

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Please explain why this is not correct.

un gros comme un camion éléphant

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