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Complétez : Merci de répondre ____ courriel avant mardi.

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  1. Complétez : Merci de répondre ____ courriel avant mardi.

    1. à ce
    2. de ce
    3. en ce
    4. sur ce
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    Correct answer: à ce

    Répondre à un courriel requires à. With the masculine singular noun courriel and demonstrative ce, the phrase is à ce courriel.

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  2. Complétez : ____ importe ici, c’est la date de réception du dossier.

    1. Ce qui
    2. Ce que
    3. Ce dont
    4. Ce à quoi
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    Correct answer: Ce qui

    The relative group is the subject of importe. Ce qui provides that subject role before the explanation.

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  3. Complétez : Le dossier ____ vous avez envoyé est complet.

    1. qui
    2. que
    3. dont
    4. où
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    Correct answer: que

    The relative pronoun is the direct object of avez envoyé, so que is needed. Dossier is not the subject of that verb.

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  4. Complétez : Le service a ____ la petite salle hier.

    1. réservé
    2. réserver
    3. réserve
    4. réservons
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    Correct answer: réservé

    The auxiliary a requires the past participle réservé to form the passé composé. The direct object follows, so no agreement ending is added.

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  5. Complétez : Ni Lina ni Maëlle ne ____ disponibles demain.

    1. est
    2. êtes
    3. sont
    4. sommes
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    Correct answer: sont

    Two different people are joined by ni... ni, and both are unavailable. The plural predicate adjective and verb are sont disponibles.

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  6. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Veuillez [2] nous envoyé [3] le numéro du dossier [4] par courriel.

    Dans cette note sur demande de renseignements, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Veuillez
    2. [2] nous envoyé
    3. [3] le numéro du dossier
    4. [4] par courriel.
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    Correct answer: [2] nous envoyé

    Correction: “nous envoyer”. Veuillez requires the infinitive envoyer; nous is the object placed before it.

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  7. Complétez : Ce formulaire permet ____ réserver une salle.

    1. à
    2. pour
    3. de
    4. en
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    Correct answer: de

    Permettre de followed by an infinitive expresses what the form enables. The infinitive réserver therefore follows de.

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  8. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Nous pourrons [2] réservons le matériel [3] après la séance [4] de lundi.

    Dans cette note sur réservation de matériel, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Nous pourrons
    2. [2] réservons le matériel
    3. [3] après la séance
    4. [4] de lundi.
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    Correct answer: [2] réservons le matériel

    Correction: “réserver le matériel”. The modal pourrons is followed by an infinitive, réserver.

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  9. Complétez : Le calendrier des inspections ____ affiché près de l’entrée.

    1. sont
    2. est
    3. êtes
    4. sommes
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    Correct answer: est

    The head of the subject is calendrier, not inspections. That singular head requires est affiché.

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  10. Complétez : Fermez la fenêtre avant que l’alarme ne ____ activée.

    1. est
    2. soit
    3. sera
    4. été
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    Correct answer: soit

    Avant que introduces a subjunctive clause. Soit supplies the required form of être; ne here is expletive rather than a negation.

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  11. Complétez : Le compte rendu et le budget sont ____.

    1. exact
    2. exacte
    3. exactes
    4. exacts
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    Correct answer: exacts

    The adjective describes two masculine singular nouns joined by et. Together they require masculine plural exacts.

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  12. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Chaque nouvelle recrue [2] reçoivent [3] un badge temporaire [4] à son arrivée.

    Dans cette note sur préparation des badges, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Chaque nouvelle recrue
    2. [2] reçoivent
    3. [3] un badge temporaire
    4. [4] à son arrivée.
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    Correct answer: [2] reçoivent

    Correction: “reçoit”. Chaque nouvelle recrue is singular and takes reçoit, not reçoivent.

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  13. Complétez : Cette version diffère ____ précédente par sa mise en page.

    1. de la
    2. à la
    3. sur la
    4. dans la
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    Correct answer: de la

    Différer de expresses a difference from another version. The feminine article refers to version, understood after précédente.

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  14. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Avant que l’affiche [2] est publiée, [3] la responsable [4] doit vérifier les dates.

    Dans cette note sur validation de l’affiche, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Avant que l’affiche
    2. [2] est publiée,
    3. [3] la responsable
    4. [4] doit vérifier les dates.
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    Correct answer: [2] est publiée,

    Correction: “soit publiée,”. Avant que requires the subjunctive, so soit replaces est; publiée already agrees with affiche.

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  15. Complétez : Les agents auprès ____ nous avons fait la démarche ont répondu.

    1. duquel
    2. desquels
    3. auxquels
    4. lesquels
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    Correct answer: desquels

    Auprès de combines de with lesquels for a masculine plural antecedent: auprès desquels. The other forms change or omit the required preposition.

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  16. Complétez : Les deux agentes sont ____ avant la présentation.

    1. arrivé
    2. arrivée
    3. arrivées
    4. arrivés
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    Correct answer: arrivées

    Arriver uses être here. The participle therefore agrees with the feminine plural subject les deux agentes, giving arrivées.

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  17. Complétez : La mesure ____ nous pensons faciliterait l’accueil.

    1. à laquelle
    2. de laquelle
    3. laquelle
    4. duquel
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    Correct answer: à laquelle

    Penser à requires à. Its relative complement refers to feminine singular mesure, giving à laquelle.

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  18. Complétez : La panne a empêché la séance prévue lundi; nous l’avons reportée ____ mardi.

    1. de
    2. dans
    3. chez
    4. à
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    Correct answer: à

    Reporter une activité à a new date takes à. Mardi names the replacement date rather than a duration.

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  19. Complétez : Le bureau ____ se tient l’entretien est au fond du couloir.

    1. dont
    2. que
    3. qui
    4. où
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    Correct answer: où

    The relative clause specifies the place of the interview. Où provides that location relationship.

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  20. Complétez : L’atelier a duré ____ trois heures, puis la salle a fermé.

    1. depuis
    2. d’ici
    3. envers
    4. pendant
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    Correct answer: pendant

    Pendant introduces the duration of the completed workshop. The sentence gives a finished interval followed by another event.

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  21. Complétez : Après ____ le message, Éva a rappelé la réception.

    1. être lu
    2. avoir lu
    3. a lu
    4. lire a
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    Correct answer: avoir lu

    After après, the past infinitive avoir lu expresses the completed action preceding the call. The other sequences do not form that construction.

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  22. Complétez : Ces consignes paraissent ____ aux nouvelles recrues.

    1. claires
    2. clair
    3. claire
    4. clairs
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    Correct answer: claires

    After paraissent, the adjective still describes consignes. Its feminine plural form is claires, regardless of the following indirect complement.

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  23. Complétez : Veuillez ____ votre dossier avant de partir.

    1. vérifiez
    2. vérifié
    3. vérifier
    4. vérifions
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    Correct answer: vérifier

    Veuillez is followed by an infinitive. Vérifier completes the polite instruction; another conjugated form or a participle cannot fill this position.

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  24. Complétez : La collègue ____ anime l’atelier arrive à neuf heures.

    1. que
    2. dont
    3. qui
    4. où
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    Correct answer: qui

    The pronoun is the subject performing anime. Qui fills that subject role and refers to collègue.

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  25. Complétez : Les techniciens pourront ____ le capteur demain.

    1. remplacer
    2. remplacent
    3. remplacé
    4. remplaçaient
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    Correct answer: remplacer

    Pouvoir is followed by the infinitive remplacer. The plural subject affects pourront, not the form of the following infinitive.

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  26. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Le plan [2] que nous avons imprimé [3] sera affichée [4] dans le couloir.

    Dans cette note sur impression du plan, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Le plan
    2. [2] que nous avons imprimé
    3. [3] sera affichée
    4. [4] dans le couloir.
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    Correct answer: [3] sera affichée

    Correction: “sera affiché”. The passive participle agrees with masculine singular plan, giving affiché.

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  27. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] La porte [2] reste ouvert [3] pendant la livraison [4] du nouveau mobilier.

    Dans cette note sur ouverture de la porte, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] La porte
    2. [2] reste ouvert
    3. [3] pendant la livraison
    4. [4] du nouveau mobilier.
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    Correct answer: [2] reste ouvert

    Correction: “reste ouverte”. Ouverte describes feminine singular porte after reste.

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  28. Complétez : Ces dépenses ont été ____ au dossier financier.

    1. inscrit
    2. inscrite
    3. inscrits
    4. inscrites
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    Correct answer: inscrites

    In this passive construction, inscrites agrees with the feminine plural subject dépenses. The auxiliary sequence does not remove that agreement.

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  29. Complétez : Voici les questions auxquelles nous avons ____.

    1. répondue
    2. répondus
    3. répondu
    4. répondues
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    Correct answer: répondu

    Répondre à takes an indirect object. Questions is therefore not a preceding direct object that could trigger participle agreement with avoir; répondu stays unchanged.

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  30. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Les factures [2] que Samira a envoyé [3] hier matin [4] sont dans ce dossier.

    Dans cette note sur envoi des factures, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Les factures
    2. [2] que Samira a envoyé
    3. [3] hier matin
    4. [4] sont dans ce dossier.
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    Correct answer: [2] que Samira a envoyé

    Correction: “que Samira a envoyées”. Que refers to feminine plural factures and is a direct object before a envoyé, so envoyées is required.

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  31. Complétez : J’aimerais que vous ____ cette section avant vendredi.

    1. relisiez
    2. relisez
    3. relirez
    4. relu
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    Correct answer: relisiez

    The wish introduced by j’aimerais que calls for the subjunctive. Relisiez is the form of relire agreeing with vous.

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  32. Complétez : Cette fiche est conforme ____ modèle validé.

    1. du
    2. au
    3. par le
    4. sur le
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    Correct answer: au

    Conforme takes à; à plus le contracts to au before the masculine singular modèle.

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  33. Complétez : Le projet ____ le budget a été approuvé peut commencer.

    1. que
    2. dont
    3. qui
    4. où
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    Correct answer: dont

    The clause means le budget du projet. Dont expresses that de relationship while budget remains the clause subject.

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  34. Complétez : Il faut que le comité ____ à cette demande.

    1. réponde
    2. répond
    3. répondra
    4. répondu
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    Correct answer: réponde

    Il faut que calls for the subjunctive. Réponde is the third-person singular present subjunctive of répondre.

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  35. Complétez : Le technicien a réussi ____ résoudre la panne.

    1. de
    2. à
    3. pour
    4. en
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    Correct answer: à

    Réussir à followed by an infinitive means to manage to do something. À is needed before résoudre.

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35 original multiple-choice practice questions covering workplace word choice and prepositions, pronouns and relative clauses, verb forms and complements, agreement and sentence heads, find and correct an error. Each answer includes an explanation. This mixed practice set does not reproduce the official exam format or predict an official score.

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