Moitié or demi

Question

Why was qu’un demi du sac de riz wrong? It should have been une moitié and I can’t see why. What makes du sac de riz feminine?

And how do I know when this question has been answered. I get no email notifications of new answers. Thanks.

Accepted Answer

Hi Liz,
As explained in the lesson, half of something is, la/une moitié de...
The word 'moitié' is a feminine noun and doesn't influence the gender of the word that follows it.
Il reste la moitié du gateau = There's half of the cake left
J'ai fait la moitié de mon travail = I have done half of my work
As for your email notifications, Rowen wrote to you yesterday, maybe look in your spam folder if you haven't seen it?
Hope this helps!