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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Attendre v S'attendre aI am really struggling with this topic. Are the other websites on this topic?

Asked 8 years ago

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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member

A question about one of the above sentencesIn the sentence above that says "Elle a une petite voix: on l'entend peu", why is that translated as "She has a small voice: We don't hear her much". I would have thought that "on l'entend peu" would have translated to 'we hear her much'. Would you please explain this? Thank you. Catherine

Asked 8 years ago

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juke b.B1Kwiziq community member

can you say "Je en connais certains" instead of "Je connais certains d'entre eux"?

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Charles T.C1Kwiziq community member

chemical elements ending in 'e'

Asked 7 years ago

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Shruti C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les roses sentent bon. C’est Correct

Asked 7 years ago

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Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Statement about collective nouns in EnglishCollective nouns, such as family, team, and company are singular. The pronoun that would refer to these particular nouns is "it." A speaker may change to "they" but the speakers would be referring to family members, players, or employees. One would right, "A spokesperson for the company announced that it is profitable."

Asked 7 years ago

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lola K.A1Kwiziq community member

comment est-ce qu'on utilise le passe' simple?

Asked 9 years ago

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D O.B2Kwiziq community member

Commencer avec ou commencer par ??

They both mean to start with, but which one is normally used for what situation ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ha W.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé Simple + Conditionnel PrésentIn the Writing Challenge 26 level C1, the sentence "... Pompidou décida de faire construire ... un centre ... qui PERMETTRAIT ..." uses Conditionnel Présent in the subordinate clause even though the decision was made in the past (Passé Simple). Is it incorrect to use Conditionnel Passé?

Asked 8 years ago

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Colleen K.A2Kwiziq community member

It smells good?I know it seems a small question in the great scheme of things, but how would you say, « It smells good ». Would it be ce sent bon? Trying to think of a conversation opening sentence when I visit the local market :-)

Asked 7 years ago

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