Sentence construction

Kathleen W.A1Kwiziq community member

Sentence construction

“Are you all doing your homework?” is translated, “Vous faites tous vos devoirs?”

How to say, “Are you doing all your homework?“  Different meaning.  Tx.

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I believe "Are you doing all your homework?" would also be written  "Vous faites tous vos devoirs?" Which way to translate from French to English might depend on context. Interestingly, I think the ambiguity goes away when the French words are spoken: if you pronounce the s in "tous",  you mean "Are you all doing your homework"; if you don't, you mean "Are you doing all your homework."

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Vous faitez tous vos devoirs?

Kathleen W. asked:

Sentence construction

“Are you all doing your homework?” is translated, “Vous faites tous vos devoirs?”

How to say, “Are you doing all your homework?“  Different meaning.  Tx.

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