French language Q&A Forum

In one of the tests I took, I answered this question wrong:"Qu'est-ce que c'est que la Sorbonne?" means__

My answer was "What is it that is the Sorbonne."

Now I know the correct answer is "What is the Sorbonne?"

My question is why the original question should not have been "Qu'est-ce que c'est la Sorbonne?"

What is the need for a second que after c'est?

Can I write "Je les tiens précieusement" instead?

can we use the verbs which can be inverted with je in the future ?

For example          devrai-je?(is this  correct?)

Do these adjectives always agree in gender and number to the object it refers to? 

I think the answer is yes, looking at the examples given, but as it is not specifically written (like in other lessons), it's always good to confirm!

Mon ordinateur ne march pas bien.  Il a saute quelque pages et je ne le peut pas renverse pour les completer.  Je voudrai repeter l'exercise du debut, et ne pas registrer les resultes de cet examen.  Merci pour votre consideration et aide.

In the expression above--Elle marche plus lentement que moi--the speaker pronounces the "e"  of "marche," which is to be silent. Can you please explain this?

In the lesson re the Cyclades, I left off des and was marked wrong. In the lesson notes, it states that using de after se rappeler is optional. It’s required if one uses se souvenir. So what is correct? Thanks.