Monthly Archives: October 2008

Ready for more Past Participles? I knew it!…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: October 16, 2008

Here I am again this morning with a test on the past participle agreement… I admit I looked for something else yet I realized (based upon the last quiz scores) there is an obvious weakness regarding those rules… And I will never repeat it often enough: past participles are used as perfect traps in all written expression tests! [...]

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Back from Wonderland!…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: October 14, 2008

Today is hectic: Election day in Canada, back to work after a long weekend and my Birthday!… My students surprised me by taking me out for lunch… unfortunately Susan, Jessica and Dave had last minute meetings… mais! c’est la pensée qui compte… alors! Here are some (not so good) pictures of our outing… Believe it or [...]

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Aaaah! Les Participes passés…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: October 12, 2008

It is Sunday again… time for another little tricky quiz!  You will think that I might be somewhat obsessed with the past participle agreement…. Pas du tout!!! Yet these apparently non sense rules in French are capital… especially if you are a Canadian civil servant who will be soon taking the written expression exam!… This [...]

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