tu vs vous

KayC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

tu vs vous

The question required the use of "you" but did specify which you.  The correct answer was given as " que vous ne soyez"  I wrote " Que tu ne sois" and was marked wrong.  Not clear why?


Asked 3 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Kay,

The only Kwiz in that lesson with 'soyez' was:

Je vais vous ramener chez vous avant que vous ne soyez fatigués 

for 

I am going to bring  you home before you are too tired

So the context is there, you are talking about someone you say the polite 'vous' to or to a collection of people. The 'tu' form would be incorrect in that sentence.

Bonne Continuation !

MaartenC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Both are grammatically correct of course, so depends on whether there was a “contextual” indicator of formality or plurality. Do you remember the full sentence/question ? May be best reported through quiz report button, as easier to have this checked from there. 

tu vs vous

The question required the use of "you" but did specify which you.  The correct answer was given as " que vous ne soyez"  I wrote " Que tu ne sois" and was marked wrong.  Not clear why?


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