Add that to illustrate differences

mo a.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Add that to illustrate differences

Hi Cécile , I wish to make a suggestion concerning the translation to English of two sentences in the examples and resources section. I suggest that you add THAT , to illustrate the difference in the usage of que between French and English ( in English we drop but not in French). So I suggest that the English translation for the French sentence il ne croit pas que nous lui voulions du mal becomes; he doesn’t believe THAT we want to hurt him, and the second sentence to change is: je doute qu’ils veuillent venir becomes I doubt THAT they will come.  A suggestion to highlight the difference. Especially that in the last sentence you have used that in the translation. Thank you.

Asked 4 weeks ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi, Mo,

Although I wasn't involved with creating this lesson, I see what you mean. Grammarly often corrects my use of 'which' to 'that' and vice versa.

I agree with you that in both cases, the 'that' should be added, so I have added it to these sentences.

Thank you for pointing this out and don't hesitate to let us know if you find any more.

Bonne Continuation !

 

Add that to illustrate differences

Hi Cécile , I wish to make a suggestion concerning the translation to English of two sentences in the examples and resources section. I suggest that you add THAT , to illustrate the difference in the usage of que between French and English ( in English we drop but not in French). So I suggest that the English translation for the French sentence il ne croit pas que nous lui voulions du mal becomes; he doesn’t believe THAT we want to hurt him, and the second sentence to change is: je doute qu’ils veuillent venir becomes I doubt THAT they will come.  A suggestion to highlight the difference. Especially that in the last sentence you have used that in the translation. Thank you.

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