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Complétez : Je participe à l’atelier de demain. J’____ participerai avec Lina.

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  1. Complétez : Je participe à l’atelier de demain. J’____ participerai avec Lina.

    1. en
    2. le
    3. lui
    4. y
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    Correct answer: y

    Y replaces the non-personal complement à l’atelier after participer à. The pronoun preserves the original relationship.

    Based on: Original independent grammar exercise; the reference is for further grammar study, not the source of this sentence or an official PSC answer.

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  2. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Les fiches sont prêtes; [2] nous leur avons [3] classées par date [4] dans le classeur.

    Dans cette note sur fiches archivées, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Les fiches sont prêtes;
    2. [2] nous leur avons
    3. [3] classées par date
    4. [4] dans le classeur.
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    Correct answer: [2] nous leur avons

    Correction: “nous les avons”. The sheets are the direct object of classer. Les replaces fiches and supports the existing feminine plural classées.

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  3. Complétez : Elle travaille ici depuis deux ans et ____ toujours le même bureau.

    1. occuper
    2. occupe
    3. occupé
    4. occupant
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    Correct answer: occupe

    The coordinated predicate needs the finite present occupe to describe the continuing situation. The infinitive, participle and present participle do not supply that predicate.

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  4. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Voici le dossier [2] dont nous avons besoin [3] pour préparer [4] notre prochaines séances.

    Dans cette note sur dossier de formation, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Voici le dossier
    2. [2] dont nous avons besoin
    3. [3] pour préparer
    4. [4] notre prochaines séances.
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    Correct answer: [4] notre prochaines séances.

    Correction: “nos prochaines séances.”. The plural noun séances needs plural possessive nos. Prochaines is already correctly feminine plural.

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  5. Complétez : La mise à jour sera terminée ____ la fin de la journée; elle ne dépassera pas ce délai.

    1. depuis
    2. d’ici
    3. pendant que
    4. il y a
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    Correct answer: d’ici

    D’ici introduces a future deadline. The second clause confirms that the work will be completed no later than that point.

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  6. Complétez : Pour que les visiteurs ____ entrer, la porte restera ouverte.

    1. peuvent
    2. pourront
    3. pouvoir
    4. puissent
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    Correct answer: puissent

    Pour que introduces a purpose clause with the subjunctive. Puissent agrees with the third-person plural subject visiteurs.

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  7. Complétez : Les nouvelles procédures seront ____ lundi matin.

    1. publiées
    2. publiée
    3. publié
    4. publiés
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    Correct answer: publiées

    The passive participle agrees with procédures, a feminine plural subject: publiées. The three alternatives change either its gender or its number.

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  8. Complétez : La nouvelle réceptionniste travaille ici ____ janvier et y travaille encore.

    1. il y a
    2. pendant que
    3. depuis
    4. dès que
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    Correct answer: depuis

    Depuis links the starting point in January to a situation that continues in the present. The last clause makes that continuity explicit.

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  9. Complétez : Hier, pendant que nous ____ le matériel, la directrice est arrivée.

    1. préparer
    2. préparé
    3. préparions
    4. préparant
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    Correct answer: préparions

    Préparions is the finite imperfect form agreeing with nous and describing the ongoing background action. The other options are non-finite forms.

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  10. Complétez : Léa et Karim recevront l’invitation; nous ____ enverrons les détails.

    1. les
    2. leur
    3. lui
    4. eux
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    Correct answer: leur

    The details are sent to two people. Leur is the plural indirect-object pronoun; les would mark a direct object.

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  11. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] La réception [2] a confirmer [3] les réservations [4] ce matin.

    Dans cette note sur confirmation des réservations, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] La réception
    2. [2] a confirmer
    3. [3] les réservations
    4. [4] ce matin.
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    Correct answer: [2] a confirmer

    Correction: “a confirmé”. The passé composé needs a past participle after a: a confirmé.

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  12. Complétez : Les formulaires que Clara a ____ restent au comptoir.

    1. signé
    2. signés
    3. signée
    4. signées
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    Correct answer: signés

    Que represents formulaires, a masculine plural direct object placed before a signé. With avoir, this preceding direct object requires signés.

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  13. Complétez : Ces documents doivent rester confidentiels ____ la fin de l’examen du dossier.

    1. jusqu’à
    2. depuis
    3. pendant que
    4. malgré que
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    Correct answer: jusqu’à

    Jusqu’à introduces the endpoint of the confidentiality period. The options with que require a clause rather than this noun group.

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  14. Complétez : Les fiches de visite, nous les avons ____ par date.

    1. classées
    2. classé
    3. classée
    4. classés
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    Correct answer: classées

    Les is a direct object placed before avons classé and refers to feminine plural fiches. The participle must therefore be classées.

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  15. Complétez : Sans ____ le fichier original, créez une copie de travail.

    1. modifiez
    2. modifier
    3. modifié
    4. modifions
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    Correct answer: modifier

    Sans takes an infinitive in this verbal construction. Modifier expresses the action to avoid while creating the copy.

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  16. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Les visiteurs [2] arrive [3] à dix heures [4] pour la séance.

    Dans cette note sur accueil des visiteurs, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Les visiteurs
    2. [2] arrive
    3. [3] à dix heures
    4. [4] pour la séance.
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    Correct answer: [2] arrive

    Correction: “arrivent”. Visiteurs is plural, so the predicate must be arrivent rather than arrive.

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  17. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Les deux agentes [2] attendent la réponse; [3] nous les répondrons [4] cet après-midi.

    Dans cette note sur réponse aux agentes, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Les deux agentes
    2. [2] attendent la réponse;
    3. [3] nous les répondrons
    4. [4] cet après-midi.
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    Correct answer: [3] nous les répondrons

    Correction: “nous leur répondrons”. Répondre à takes an indirect object. Leur, not direct-object les, replaces the two recipients.

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  18. Complétez : Chaque responsable ____ sa fiche de présence.

    1. vérifie
    2. vérifient
    3. vérifies
    4. vérifions
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    Correct answer: vérifie

    Chaque responsable is singular, so the present-tense verb takes the third-person singular form vérifie.

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  19. Complétez : Le document ____ je te parle est dans le dossier bleu.

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

    Parler de needs a complement introduced by de. Dont carries that relationship back to document.

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  20. Complétez : Un avis et une annexe ____ joints à la réponse.

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

    The subject joins two separate documents. It is plural, so the verb is sont; the mixed-gender participle is already correctly written joints.

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  21. Complétez : Vous ____ le plan dès que la séance commencera.

    1. recevrons
    2. recevrai
    3. recevra
    4. recevrez
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    Correct answer: recevrez

    Vous requires the second-person plural future recevrez. The future event in the following clause fits that planned sequence.

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  22. Complétez : Vous pouvez compter ____ notre aide pour l’installation.

    1. à
    2. de
    3. par
    4. sur
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    Correct answer: sur

    The expression compter sur means to rely on. The other prepositions do not complete that expression here.

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  23. Complétez : Voici ____ je voulais vérifier avant l’envoi.

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

    The missing group is the direct object of vérifier, so ce que is required. The verb does not take de or à in this meaning.

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  24. Complétez : Les trois demandes déjà approuvées ____ dans cette enveloppe.

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

    The subject is les trois demandes, third-person plural. Déjà approuvées modifies that subject without changing the required verb sont.

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  25. Complétez : Avez-vous besoin des fiches? Oui, nous ____ avons besoin.

    1. y
    2. les
    3. en
    4. leur
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    Correct answer: en

    Avoir besoin de takes a de complement. En replaces des fiches in that construction.

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  26. Complétez : Nous vous remercions d’____ confirmé la date.

    1. être
    2. avez
    3. ayant
    4. avoir
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    Correct answer: avoir

    The completed action is expressed by the past infinitive avoir confirmé. Confirmer takes avoir in this construction.

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  27. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Ces annexes [2] sont importantes [3] et doivent être [4] classé ensemble.

    Dans cette note sur classement des annexes, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Ces annexes
    2. [2] sont importantes
    3. [3] et doivent être
    4. [4] classé ensemble.
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    Correct answer: [4] classé ensemble.

    Correction: “classées ensemble.”. The passive participle refers to feminine plural annexes, so classées is needed.

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  28. Complétez : Donnez ce dossier à Léa : donnez-____ aussi la clé.

    1. lui
    2. la
    3. y
    4. en
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    Correct answer: lui

    The recipient à Léa is an indirect personal object. Lui replaces that singular recipient in the affirmative imperative.

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  29. Complétez : Les pièces sont prêtes; je ____ joins au courriel.

    1. leur
    2. lui
    3. les
    4. y
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    Correct answer: les

    Joindre takes the documents as its direct object. Les replaces the plural noun pièces.

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  30. Complétez : Trois brochures ____ sont jointes au message.

    1. bleu
    2. bleue
    3. bleus
    4. bleues
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    Correct answer: bleues

    Bleu is a simple colour adjective that agrees normally. Brochures is feminine plural, so bleues fits the sentence.

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  31. Complétez : Demain, nous ____ les nouveaux résultats à midi.

    1. publieras
    2. publiera
    3. publierons
    4. publierai
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    Correct answer: publierons

    With nous, the simple-future ending is -ons. Publierons agrees with that first-person plural subject.

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  32. Complétez : Les fiches sont rangées ____ les deux classeurs de gauche, et non sur la table.

    1. dans
    2. chez
    3. envers
    4. parmi de
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    Correct answer: dans

    Dans locates the sheets inside the filing binders. Chez and envers cannot express that relationship here, and parmi de is malformed.

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  33. Complétez : Nous participons ____ séance d’information.

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

    Participer à takes the preposition à. Séance is feminine singular, giving à la séance.

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  34. Note professionnelle fictive — exercice original. [1] Il faut que [2] vous vérifiez [3] les deux adresses [4] avant le départ.

    Dans cette note sur vérification des adresses, quel segment faut-il corriger ?

    1. [1] Il faut que
    2. [2] vous vérifiez
    3. [3] les deux adresses
    4. [4] avant le départ.
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    Correct answer: [2] vous vérifiez

    Correction: “vous vérifiiez”. Il faut que requires the subjunctive; with vous, vérifier gives vérifiiez, with two consecutive i letters.

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  35. Complétez : Le colis sera livré ____ deux jours, donc vendredi.

    1. depuis
    2. dans
    3. il y a
    4. pendant que
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    Correct answer: dans

    Dans marks the delay before a future event. Depuis and il y a point to other time relationships; pendant que needs a clause.

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35 original multiple-choice practice questions covering pronouns and relative clauses, find and correct an error, verb forms and complements, workplace word choice and prepositions, agreement and sentence heads. 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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