le sud versus du sud

Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

le sud versus du sud

In the sentence in the south of France the answer is le sud but in a previous exercise (Bastille Day) it was du sud.  Are both acceptable ?  Also in the best answer it is C'étaient but in the final paragraph it is C'était.  Are both correct or is this an error? 

Asked 3 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Kay,

1. Without the actual context it is hard to say but I assume the sentence said 

from/of the South of Francedu sud de la France 

whereas here it is 

dans un petit village dans le sud de la France = in a small village in the south of France 

2. Both C'était and C'étaient are accepted as possible 

Bonne Continuation!

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Could you post the sentence in question, please?

le sud versus du sud

In the sentence in the south of France the answer is le sud but in a previous exercise (Bastille Day) it was du sud.  Are both acceptable ?  Also in the best answer it is C'étaient but in the final paragraph it is C'était.  Are both correct or is this an error? 

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