s not silent in tous

Question

Greetings,In the example above, the speaker pronounces the "s" in 'tous'.  What is the rule here?  I am confused on the s being pronounced.  The sentence is:Vous faites tous vos devoirs?

Accepted Answer

Hi Michelle,
That's an interesting example because it depends on what you are trying to say -
Vous faites tous vos devoirs = You are all doing your homework 
The -s is pronounced as it means all of you and it reiterates the vous, subject of faire in that sentence.
But if you said to children for instance -
Faites tous vos devoirs! = Do all your homework!
The 'tous' apply to devoirs and agrees with the noun devoirs and is the object of faire.
In this case the -s is not pronounced.
Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson with more in-depth explanation -
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/tout-tous-and-toute-toutes-all-all-of-them-the-whole-indefinite-pronouns
Hope this helps!