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magic oar
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hello kaii

median narwhal
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hi flynn

magic oar
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regarding exercise 22 first,
there are three conjugations for imperative
tu / nous / vous

if you're using the "nous" imperative, you're ordering something to the people your talking to and including yourself in that action, it's the same as using "let's" in English. It doesn't fit for advices for other people.
ex: allons-y => let's go
You would want to use "tu" conjugations when talking to a single person, and "vous" conjugations when talking to multiple

median narwhal
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great

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so for 22;2 it would be endormez-vous?

magic oar
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It would be the right choice. That said, here, the verb doesn't fit the sentence.
s'endormir is to fall asleep.

median narwhal
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oh so, i should use to rest instead

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so should i change number 4..?

magic oar
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that's right

median narwhal
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do u think to fall asleep would work

magic oar
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yup, "don't fall asleep in front of the tv"

median narwhal
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thank u sm flynn

magic oar
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regarding exercise 23,
"se retarder" isn't really a verb. "retarder" means to delay, and it doesn't fit here.
do you know what verbs you might wanna use in questions 2 to 4? If not, maybe in English?

median narwhal
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i think for 2 we have to say something like you have to wake up earlier?

magic oar
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yeah, that would fit perfectly

median narwhal
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wait for 23;1 how would i write the rest of the sentence..?

valid carbon
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For number 3, while you got it right, there is a spelling mistake. I don't know how your teacher didn't point it out on your sheet.
So, there is a phonetic reason that changes the stem of some verbs.
If the vowel sound that follows the last consonant of the stem is pronounced, there is no change in the stem (the vowel é in sécher stays as is because -er is pronounced). However, if the same vowel sound goes silent (like when we have -e, -es or -ent, the vowel before said consonent gets pronounced instead. What change would the stem for sécher undergo in order to reflect the phonetic change?
By the way, it's the same reason that makes the stems have a duplicated consonant or a grave accent for -eCer verbs.

median narwhal
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would it be séches-toi?

valid carbon
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Nope. You got the form right. Like I said, it's a spelling mistake, not a conjugation error.

median narwhal
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Wait, how would i spell it im sorry

valid carbon
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When the vowel sound after the consonant is mute, the vowel before it changes in pronunciation. It means it is no longer é but something else. In this case, it changes into è. So: sèche-toi.

magic oar
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you can see this change in this table for instance

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median narwhal
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oh that strange he actually told me the accent went the other way

magic oar
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in the infinitive "sécher" uses "é". But this changes with conjugation to reflect the change in pronunciation

median narwhal
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ohh thank u

magic oar
median narwhal
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okay great!

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would 23;2 be Levez-vous?

magic oar
median narwhal
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oh i need early

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what is early if u dont mind me asking

magic oar
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tôt

median narwhal
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thank u

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for 23;4 could i say laves-toi les mains?

magic oar
median narwhal
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Sorry what would the conjugation be..?

magic oar
median narwhal
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Okay got it

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for 10;2 is it not sont?

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or is the whole sentence wrong

magic oar
# median narwhal or is the whole sentence wrong

no the conjugation is correct. that said, there is an agreement mistake here (and in the other sentences)
using "tous/toutes" makes the sentence plural, so be careful about that
also, because of that, you need to change the verb in the first sentence to make it plural as well

median narwhal
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okay sorry bc he highlighted est so i was confused

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although for 4, im confused on how to write it..

magic oar
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yeah for the first sentence you have multiple mistakes to correct
the key thing to correct your mistakes in this exercise is to realize that using "tous" makes the subject plural

median narwhal
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so it would just be tous?

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or..

magic oar
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"chaque garçon dans la classe est brun"
by using "tous les..." the subject is now plural. What else changes?

median narwhal
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i change est to sont

magic oar
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that's correct.
but that's not all

median narwhal
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add an s for garcon

magic oar
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yup! and one last thing

median narwhal
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add an s for bun?

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brun

magic oar
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that's right, the adjective has to agree as well

median narwhal
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ohhh

magic oar
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all other questions in this exercise can be solved the same way

median narwhal
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so the next one would be Toutes les fille sont en retard ce main?

magic oar
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"toutes les fille__s__ sont en retard ce ma__t__in"

median narwhal
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Got it, ill finish the rest and lyk

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but before i do that for number 4 there is no gender..?

magic oar
median narwhal
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is it feminine

magic oar
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yup

median narwhal
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for 10;4 i got “Toutes les membres de ma famille a les yeux bleus” and for 10;5 i got “ Toutes le mondes prendes une douche le matin”

valid carbon
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You got membre's gender wrong. And you didn't use the right conjugation for avoir.

magic oar
valid carbon
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On the other hand, "tous les mondes" means "every world".

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So make sure to make the distinction between the meanings.

median narwhal
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sorry so it would be tout le monde for both

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also for 10;5 would it be Tout le garçon se rase tous les deux jours.

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would that ge correct

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Srry if im spamming its kinda due in 2020 mins

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20

magic oar
median narwhal
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sorry how would i correct 3 and 4

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if u dint mind

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?

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r yall dead per chance..

plucky bear
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did you get it