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Are there any tricks that can help me learn the gender of nouns in German?

In German, all nouns are masculine (der), feminine (die), neuter (das) or plural (die). On the whole you need to learn the genders individually, however there some guidelines that can help you.. Nouns that a...
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Answered by Joseph D. • German tutor
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How do you construct the past tense in French?

Unlike in the English past tense, the French have two auxiliary 'helping' verbs - avoir and être, these become before the past participle, e.g. descendu. For example, j'ai mangé, and je suis allé. So as you ...
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How do I structure my answers?

For every question it is best to start with a definition. Even if you're not sure how to approach and answer the question properly, a definition demonstrates knowledge and will reward you with a couple of ma...
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Differentiation from first principles

Differentiaiton from principles requires the use of the following formula which is provided in the formula booklet: f'(x) = lim h->0 ((f(x+h) - f(x))/(h)) Consider a function: f(x) = 6x 2 Clearly we know ...
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Name an experiment proving that light is wave and one that is proving that light consists of particles.

wave: interference experiments e.g. double slit experiment particles: photo-electric effect
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