This was a sentence in the lesson: Ce soir-là, quelque chose d'extraordinaire se produisit.
Why is it not "quelque chose extraordinaire"? Why is it "d'extraordinaire?"
Thanks for the explanation!
This was a sentence in the lesson: Ce soir-là, quelque chose d'extraordinaire se produisit.
Why is it not "quelque chose extraordinaire"? Why is it "d'extraordinaire?"
Thanks for the explanation!
Hi Carole,
It is a particularity of some expressions -
Quelque chose, rien, quelqu'un, have to have a 'de' before the adjectives that follow them.
e.g
Il n'y a rien de bon à manger ici = There's nothing good to eat here
C'est quelqu'un de très motivé = He is a very motivated person
Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson -
Hope this helps!
This was a sentence in the lesson: Ce soir-là, quelque chose d'extraordinaire se produisit.
Why is it not "quelque chose extraordinaire"? Why is it "d'extraordinaire?"
Thanks for the explanation!
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