French language Q&A Forum

Would you pls explain the differences and nuances of the use of il faut que +subjunctive and devour + the infinitive.  When is it better to use one vs the other?

In the B2 writing exercise, occurs the following phrase: le Ministère a finalement confirmé ce lundi for: the Ministry finally confirmed this Monday. 

 If ce is a demonstrative adjective, this construction seems incorrect. I translated it as le Ministère l'a confirmé lundi.

- Je n'ai jamais eu un bon sens de l'orientation. 

why not just

Je n'ai jamais eu un bon sens d'orientation

Is "Nous nous sentons", in this situation, just a matter of emphasizing the point?

I add my question to Walter's.  Would you please explain the "d'à côté" construction.  AND add it to the lesson on à côté de etc etc.  I looked there but thus little subtlety is not mentioned.  Merci!

Bonjour,

I've read the comments but I'm still confused.  On a test question, I was marked wrong for writing "Je n'aime ni les pommes ni les poires" when asked to translate "I eat neither apples or pears".  

This seems to me like a general statement and not referring to specific apples or pears, so why would the only accepted answer be "Je n'aime ni pommes ni poires"?

Merci.