Pronoun / adjective agreement

Tom A.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I am looking at this sentence - 'la procédure d'adoption s'est avérée encore plus éprouvante que nous l'avions envisagé' - and wondering why 'envisagé' doesn't agree with the 'l' that comes before it - assuming that pronoun is feminine because it refers back to 'la procédure'...?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "To our adopted son"

Freeform Writing Exercise C1

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

I think the “l’ “ refers to the previously stated idea preceding ‘que’, not just to the noun ‘la procedure’.

Using neuter pronouns le or l' to refer to previously mentioned ideas (French Direct Object Pronouns)

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Tom,

Agreed!

I think that it should "That we had envisaged that IT would"

Bonne Journée

Jim

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Tom A. asked:

Pronoun / adjective agreement

I am looking at this sentence - 'la procédure d'adoption s'est avérée encore plus éprouvante que nous l'avions envisagé' - and wondering why 'envisagé' doesn't agree with the 'l' that comes before it - assuming that pronoun is feminine because it refers back to 'la procédure'...?

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