Could a sentence like "Pâques est la fête la deuxieme plus célébrée en France, après Noël" work?
Second-most celebrated holiday
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Danielle A.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Second-most celebrated holiday
I was surprised by the first sentence "Pâques est la deuxième fête la plus célébrée en France, après Noël." because it seems like deuxième describes fête rather than la plus célébrée.
This question relates to:French writing exercise "French Easter specialties"
Asked 2 years ago
Hi Danielle,
In short no, the only way to construct this sentence is as given in the text.
Please take a look at the following lesson with lots more examples -
Forming the superlative of adjectives in complex cases
Bonne Continuation ?
Danielle A.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Oh okay....It didn't register in my brain as a superlative because it's the "second most"...thanks
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