Le temps qu'il fasse demi-tour, il était trop tard.

Roberta O.C1Kwiziq community member

Le temps qu'il fasse demi-tour, il était trop tard.

Why don't you use the article "un" with demi-tour?  I was marked wrong for that.

Asked 3 years ago
Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Roberta,

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/demi-tour

 

It seems that "faire demi-tour" can be a "locution verbale" (or expression) functioning like a verb.

Jim

 

Le temps qu'il fasse demi-tour, il était trop tard.

Why don't you use the article "un" with demi-tour?  I was marked wrong for that.

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