RomanAnthonysMama Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Is it true that by starting a sentence with, "est-ce que", you can follow it by an informal or formal question? I think it's pretty neat that you can use it so universally no matter who you are addressing, or what topic it is (within reason of course).So I would be able to use, "est-ce que" no matter what I was about to ask, no matter what context it is in? Are there any exceptions to the rule that I should know so that I don't end up using it in an incorrect or inappropriate way? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcArgent Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Yes, you can use "est-ce que" for both formal and informal settings. However, it is limited to "close-ended" questions. It is always followed or accompanied by a declarative sentence. For "open" questions, you need to add interrogative words such as quel, que, quand, comment, etc. "Est-ce que" is also almost exclusive to spoken form. In written form, we usually drop it from the sentence and use "inversion" instead.Example:Oral: Que'est-ce qu'il fait?Written: Que fait-il? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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