Tham khảo tài liệu 'french sentence builder – part 8', ngoại ngữ, nhật - pháp - hoa- others phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Expressing certainty or uncertainty You may begin a sentence with one of many impersonal expressions that help convey varying degrees of certainty or uncertainty. Remember that expressions that convey uncertainty must be followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood. See Unit 8. The following expressions are frequently used in French. Note the use of transitional words in the short paragraph following these expressions FOLLOWED BY INDICATIVE MOOD FOLLOWED BY SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD Il est certain que Il est évident que Il est probable que Il va de soi que It is certain that It is evident that It is probable that It is self-evident that Il n est pas certain que Il est possible que Il est peu probable que Il est contestable que It is not certain that It is possible that It is improbable that It is questionable debatable that Ce n est pas clair. Il est contestable qu il ait gagné. Quelle surprise Il est certain qu on ne peut pas tout prévoir. Mais quel mensonge Il est evident que la vérité est rare. Il est si têtu. Il n est pas certain qu on puisse raisonner avec lui. Il n écoute pas. Il est peu probable qu il fasse ce qu on lui demande. It is not clear. It is questionable that he won. What a surprise It is certain that we cannot predict everything. But what a lie It is evident that truth is rare. He is so stubborn. It is not certain that we can reason with him. He does not listen. He is not likely to do what they ask. Illustrating a point You may begin a sentence with one of the following terms when you are ready to give evidence for the point you are making. Note the use of transitional words in the short paragraph following these expressions Notamment Par exemple On peut préciser que On peut souligner que Notably In particular For example Let us point out that One should point out that Let us stress that Il avait des raisons très claires pour commettre le délit. On peut préciser qu il y avait beaucoup réfléchi. Mais il a fait plusieurs erreurs. Par exemple le mois dernier il
