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Plural Us may be used to refer to an indefinite or arbitrary group of people: | Plural Us may be used to refer to an indefinite or arbitrary group of people: | ||
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How do they vote around here? | How do they vote around here? | ||
== | <span link>Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|Possessive determiners]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|Omission of the article]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Ditransitive-verbs|Ditransitive verbs]] & [[Language/French/Grammar/The-future|The future]]. | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Number-differences-between-French-and-English-nouns|Number differences between French and English nouns]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Number-differences-between-French-and-English-nouns|Number differences between French and English nouns]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-and-feminine-forms-of-adjectives-—-No-change-in-written-or-spoken-French|Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — No change in written or spoken French]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-and-feminine-forms-of-adjectives-—-No-change-in-written-or-spoken-French|Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — No change in written or spoken French]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-agreeing-with-just-one-noun|Adjectives agreeing with just one noun]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-agreeing-with-just-one-noun|Adjectives agreeing with just one noun]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/An-adjective-agreeing-with-nouns-linked-by-et,-ou-or-ni|An adjective agreeing with nouns linked by et, ou or ni]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/An-adjective-agreeing-with-nouns-linked-by-et,-ou-or-ni|An adjective agreeing with nouns linked by et, ou or ni]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 27 March 2023
ils with arbitrary reference
Plural Us may be used to refer to an indefinite or arbitrary group of people:
- Ils ont encore augmenté le prix de l'essence
They have put the price of petrol up again
- Ils disent qu'il va y avoir de l'orage
They say that there will be a storm
- Comment votent-ils par ici?
How do they vote around here?
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Ditransitive verbs & The future.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Number differences between French and English nouns
- Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — No change in written or spoken French
- Agreement of past participle if direct object is placed before
- Prepositions
- Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Dates
- Polite Form
- Nouns which have the same spoken form but two different written forms
- Adverbs ending in —ment derived from nouns
- Optional use of neutral le
- Polite Form
- Cardinal Numbers — When to use figures and when to use words
- Easy way of generating the present tense
- Differences in the use of numbers in French and English once twice
- Adjectives agreeing with just one noun
- An adjective agreeing with nouns linked by et, ou or ni