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    Proper noun/pronoun

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    Proper noun/pronoun
    Message de gongon posté le 03-03-2013 à 11:12:00 (S | E | F)
    Hello,

    Could you help me please?
    Thank you for your answers.

    What is the difference in interrogative forms with proper nouns and personal pronouns?

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    Edited by lucile83 on 03-03-2013 11:21



    Réponse: Proper noun/pronoun de gerondif, postée le 03-03-2013 à 12:48:53 (S | E)
    Hello,
    You are luckier on this forum than on the French one where you also forgot to say Hello or thank you and got your topic cancelled. If I were a sales-assistant in a shop, wouldn't you say hello before asking for help ?

    There is no difference.

    Is John absent = Is he absent ?
    Does John like tea ? = Does he like tea ?

    There is a difference between English and French, though.

    In English, you can invert a proper noun or a noun:
    Does John like tea? Does your friend like tea ?

    In French , you can't:
    Aime John le thé ? doesn't make sense, and you have to invert the pronoun:
    John aime-t-il le thé ? Ton ami aime-t-il le thé ?




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