Why can you use inversion with nouns in this expression?
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Why can you use inversion with nouns in this expression?
Hi D,
To add to what Chris said and to use the example in the lesson 'Sophie vient' the three possible ways to ask if Sophie is coming would be :
Est-ce que Sophie vient? (using est-ce que)
Sophie vient-elle? (Inversion)
Sophie vient? (Intonation rising at the end making it a question)
It is the same with all verbs,
e.g. Les voitures coûtent cher.
Est-ce que les voitures coûtent cher?
Les voitures coûtent-elles cher? (Inversion)
Les voitures coûtent cher?
Hope this helps!
Hi D,
"Comment vont tes enfants?" and "Tes enfants comment vont-ils?" are both correct.
The reason you cannot say, e.g., "Vont tes enfants?" is because there is no interrogative pronoun as, e.g., comment, quand, etc.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
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