Questions on Nuances

Question

Hi! Could anyone elaborate on why "à part" is incorrect au lieu que "séparément" as well as "poursuivre" for "continuer"? Thanks in advance!

Accepted Answer

Hi Hope,
1. Mais mes parents jouent séparément = but my parents play separately
à part can mean somewhere else ( i.e. in another room perhaps), here it means the parents don't play together 
2. Si ça continue = If this carries on
you cannot use 'poursuivre' here as it means to follow/to chase,  as in to pursue something.
Hope this helps!

Answer

séparément -- separately.à part -- apartpoursuivre -- pursueI find that these three words have a very clear English translation.

Answer

The pronominal < se poursuivre > is an option for 'continues' (carries on), but not < poursuivre >.