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You point out that in English we don't tend to use the 'some' that is necessary in French, but then in your examples, you translate all the sentences using some/any. eg 'I eat some jam', 'he buys some bread', 'do you want some potatoes?' etc. In the quiz we are not told we can choose multiple answers so going by the law of averages we assume that 'Jane eats some ice cream' must be the correct answer where in fact you then say that is only 'nearly' right and 'Jane eats ice cream' is what you want. I would have chosen the right answer had you not persistently translated your examples with 'some'! Perhaps you should either bracket all the 'somes' or allow for both answers to be right?
What I want to say is when we are ask
One mustn't talk back to one's parents.
On ne doit pas répondre à ses parents.
Your answer is " On " that is what I don't understand to me the question does not say We mustn't talk back to one's parents. so the answer should be "Un" if not why ?
Can you say this? Or would it have to be “J‘ai descendu l’escalier roulant.”
How can I say in French? My grandsons are active.
How can we say in French? Let's go boys, we are late.
I am wondering is there any particular rule when to use "non" / "pas"?Or are they freely interchangeable in this kind of expressions?Qu'ils sont interchangeables ou non...Qu'ils sont interchangeables ou pas...
Could you explain the expression "... vous êtes tous des êtres humains" in the very first example please?
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