on vs nous

Alberta N.B2Kwiziq community member

on vs nous

I did a simple quiz.  One of the problems was to translate "We have a cat"  - I used the  nous avons... option.  It was wrong stating "On a..." is the correct answer.  How can one tell if an informal response, or the commonly spoken one is the correct choice out of context?  It sees to me, both answers are equally correct.  What am I missing?

Merci

Asked 2 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Alberta, 

I have checked the Kwiz question and both 

nous avons un chat 

and

on a  un chat 

should be accepted, so if this is not the case, please use your report it button in your correction board.

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Alberta,

On can mean either we/one/people (French Subject Pronouns)

Above is another link that should aid your understanding.

Bonne journée

Jim

on vs nous

I did a simple quiz.  One of the problems was to translate "We have a cat"  - I used the  nous avons... option.  It was wrong stating "On a..." is the correct answer.  How can one tell if an informal response, or the commonly spoken one is the correct choice out of context?  It sees to me, both answers are equally correct.  What am I missing?

Merci

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