Question about one of the examples at 'Quick Lesson'

Sydney B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Question about one of the examples at 'Quick Lesson'

My question is about:Que dessinent les enfants ?What are the children drawing?, given in the examples;Could you also say, "Que dessinent-ils les enfants?" ?

Asked 2 months ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Sydney,

Que dessinent les enfants ? = What are the children drawing?

Que dessinent-ils, les enfants ? What are they drawing, the children? 

As you can see the second example is slightly different from the first.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Yes, you could either say:

Les enfants, que dessinent-ils? or Que dessinent-ils, les enfants?. Note, however, the comma separating the pronoun from the explicit subject.

Sydney B. asked:

Question about one of the examples at 'Quick Lesson'

My question is about:Que dessinent les enfants ?What are the children drawing?, given in the examples;Could you also say, "Que dessinent-ils les enfants?" ?

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