Que est cet homme? C'est Marc Dupre.
Ron
Kwiziq community member
20/04/17
I agree with your reasoning on this, a named person is quite specific.
Gruff
Kwiziq language super star
23/04/17
Hi Thomas, I think that was a typo is it should be "QUI est cet homme?"
With people, it's the first rule that applies. The second rule is applicable to things.
I hope that helps, Gruff.
With people, it's the first rule that applies. The second rule is applicable to things.
I hope that helps, Gruff.
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Thomas
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19 April 2017
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Que est cet homme? C'est Marc Dupre.
This is a test question. Why is this not "Il est Marc Dupre!"? It seems to be a very specific prementioned thing. It is not case 1. Is it really case 2a?
This relates to:
C'est vs il/elle est: Saying it is -