Question 1

Why is it plus de temps and not plus du temps?

Accepted Answer

After adverbs of quantity like plus, moins, or beaucoup, French uses the bare preposition de without the definite article. So it is always plus de temps, even though "temps" is a masculine noun that might normally take du.

Question 2

Is the 's' in plus pronounced in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

No, the 's' is silent here. When plus means "more" and is followed by de and a word starting with a consonant (like the 't' in temps), it is pronounced "plu".

Question 3

What is the exact difference between l'enseignement and la scolarité?

Accepted Answer

L'enseignement refers to "teaching" or the education system as a whole, usually from the provider's perspective. La scolarité refers to "schooling" or the actual period of time a student spends attending school.

Question 4

Exiger means to demand or require. Doesn't this verb usually trigger the subjunctive?

Accepted Answer

It triggers the subjunctive only when followed by que and a subordinate clause (for example, L'enseignement exige que l'élève soit attentif). In our sentence, exige is simply followed by a direct object noun (plus de temps), so no tricky verb moods are involved.

Question 5

How would I use a cause connector like étant donné que with this sentence?

Accepted Answer

You could use it to introduce this sentence as the reason for something else. For example: Étant donné que l'enseignement moderne exige plus de temps, les jeunes commencent à travailler plus tard. (Given that modern teaching requires more time, young people start working later.) Remember that both étant donné que and vu que are followed by the normal indicative mood, not the subjunctive.

L'enseignement moderne exige plus de temps pour la scolarité.

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