Question 1

How would we turn this into a question asking 'What are we preparing?' using this lesson's grammar?

Accepted Answer

You would use the question word que (what) and add est-ce que. Because est-ce starts with a vowel, que drops its 'e' and becomes qu', giving us Qu'est-ce que nous préparons ?

Question 2

Since questions is plural, why is it beaucoup de instead of beaucoup des?

Accepted Answer

In French, expressions of quantity like beaucoup (a lot) are followed by just de (or d' before a vowel). This rule applies even if the next word is plural, so we say beaucoup de questions.

Question 3

The English translation says 'We are preparing', but where is the word for 'are' in the French sentence?

Accepted Answer

French does not have a separate tense for actions happening right now. The single verb préparons means both 'we prepare' and 'we are preparing'.

Question 4

Is there a trick to remember why sondage takes un instead of une?

Accepted Answer

Sondage (survey) is masculine, which is why it uses un. A great trick for beginners is that almost all French nouns ending in -age are masculine!

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