Que est cet homme? C'est Marc Dupre.

Thomas M.B2Kwiziq community member

Que est cet homme? C'est Marc Dupre.

This is a test question. Why is this not "Il est Marc Dupre!"? It seems to be a very specific prementioned thing. It is not case 1. Is it really case 2a?

This question relates to:French lesson ""C'est" vs "Il/Elle est" to say it is/she is/he is in French"

Asked 7 years ago

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Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I agree with your reasoning on this, a named person is quite specific.

Like17 years ago

GruffNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Thomas, I think that was a typo is it should be "QUI est cet homme?" With people, it's the first rule that applies. The second rule is applicable to things. I hope that helps, Gruff.

Like07 years ago

Thomas M. asked:View original

Que est cet homme? C'est Marc Dupre.

This is a test question. Why is this not "Il est Marc Dupre!"? It seems to be a very specific prementioned thing. It is not case 1. Is it really case 2a?

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