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Rant O.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

restaurantWould it be inappropriate to say 'ça y est' at a restaurant when they ask you if you have finished your meal? Or would that sound like you are saying it was difficult to finish, but I finally did it (perhaps being offensive)?

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Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Do quitter and Partir both mean to leave?

I was asked in a C1 test to complete the sentence, " Après....., ils se sont perdus". After leaving, they got lost.

I wrote, "Après avoir quitté, ils se sont perdus". It was marked incorrect. Why?

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Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Surely quitter and partir can both mean to leave.

In a recent C1 test I was asked to complete the sentence, " Après........, ils se sont perdus."

After leaving, they got lost. I wrote, " Après avoir quitté, ils se sont perdus". My answer was marked as incorrect. Why?

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are you never allowed to use incluant, you have to use dont?

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How much rarer is afin que? I always use it.

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Martha D.A2Kwiziq community member

C1 Grammar pointsCOuld anyone please provide me with a list of the wider grammar points that are covered specifically in C1 level? I need this for a project I'm doing at university.

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Jill J.C1Kwiziq community member

Button not workingI've revisted this quiz several times and each time I try to click on the "next" button nothing happens. All of the rest of my quizes are fine.

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Maddie D.A1Kwiziq community member

D'animaux vs DES animauxWhy is it "Elle n'aime pas d'animaux" rather than "Elle n'aime pas DES animaux"? I didn't think that it mattered if the noun started with a vowel when it was plural; it would alway become "des" and the 's' would be pronounced in front of the vowel sound.

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Hugh O.C1Kwiziq community member

Agreement of Participle with Indirect Object

Whoops, my question was posted incomplete.

As I was saying (!), in the examples there is agreement between the indirect object and the participle:

La télé? Oui, Marc l'a regardée

Ces épisodes? Il les avait déjà vus

If this is the case, then shouldn't 'Tu lui as parlé' translate as 'You talked to him', BUT 'Tu lui as parlée translate as 'You talked to her'?

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Robert S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A more basic question:In the example "Ils attendent son arrivée d'une minute à l'autre" would the wording be different if the person awaited is female?

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