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How can I distinguish between feminine and masculine nouns?

In French, there are two categories of nouns, feminine and masculine. Most students find it difficult to distinguish between them, as there are many exceptions to the rules and the genders of some nouns seem...
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Answered by Corina D. • French tutor
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Describe the four main types of river erosion? [4]

The four main types of river erosion are abrasion, attrition, hydraulic action and solution. Abrasion is the process of sediments wearing down the bedrock and the banks. Attrition is the collision between se...
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Why do some verbs take avoir and some take être in the perfect tense? How can I remember them?!

Well- French is one of those languages, like English, that has lots of silly rules that can't be explained! There's no way of telling which ones will take avoir and which ones will take être, unfortunately y...
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Answered by Holly S. • French tutor
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How do you answer an essay/exam style question?

Tackling exam style English essay questions can seem daunting, but there is a formulae to acing these types of questions. The below three structure tips will help you to start to conceptualise what a good es...
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Can you explain the use of 'der', 'die', 'das' and 'ein', 'eine'?

In German, articles are a bit more complicated than in English. Instead of only using 'the', you have 'der', 'die' and 'das' which are all definite articles. 'Der' is masculin, 'die' is feminine and 'das' is...
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Answered by Naomi Z. • German tutor
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