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Il ressort de… que: read the evidence, write the conclusion

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Read three French scheduling messages and draw a precise conclusion with il ressort de… que. Practise source phrases, en and the singular impersonal verb.

In short

Il ressort de ces messages que… means “It emerges from these messages that…”. Put the source after de and a complete conclusion after que: Il ressort des réponses que jeudi convient aux deux participants.

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An organiser discusses availability with two participants.
Their exchange leaves l’heure à confirmer. Illustration: Atelier

Three messages before a planning decision

Quel jour retenir ?

Nora · lundi matin

Je suis disponible mardi et jeudi après-midi. Je préfère jeudi, car je pourrai rester plus longtemps. Pour l’horaire exact, je peux m’adapter1.

Samir · lundi midi

Mardi, je travaille toute la journée. Jeudi après-midi me convient. Je serai libre à partir de2 quatorze heures.

Coordination · lundi soir

Merci pour vos réponses. Jeudi après-midi semble donc convenir à tout le monde. Je dois encore confirmer l’horaire avec l’animatrice. Je vous enverrai une invitation dès que nous aurons fixé3 l’heure.

Read it in English

Nora: I am available on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. I prefer Thursday because I will be able to stay longer. I can fit in with the exact time.

Samir: I work all day on Tuesday. Thursday afternoon suits me. I will be free from two o’clock.

Coordination: Thank you for your replies. Thursday afternoon therefore seems to suit everyone. I still need to confirm the time with the facilitator. I will send you an invitation as soon as we have set the time.

From messages to a precise summary
SourceConclusionWhat it keeps
Il ressort du message de Nora que……jeudi a sa préférence.A preference, alongside two available days.
Il ressort des réponses que……jeudi après-midi convient à Nora et à Samir.A common available afternoon.
Il ressort du dernier message que……l’heure reste à confirmer.The exact time is still open.

What does il ressort de… que mean?

Il ressort des échanges que l’heure reste à confirmer.

It emerges from the exchanges that the time still needs confirming.

Il is the impersonal subject. Des échanges names the source; it does not make ressort plural.

The source phrase follows ordinary contractions: de ce message, du message (de + le), des réponses (de + les). The conclusion has its own subject and indicative verb: l’heure reste, jeudi convient. Before a vowel, que becomes qu’: Il ressort des échanges qu’une confirmation est nécessaire.

Nous avons comparé les réponses. Il en ressort que, des deux jours proposés, seul jeudi convient aux deux participants.

We compared the replies. It emerges that, of the two proposed days, only Thursday suits both participants.

En refers back to the replies already named. Samir is unavailable on Tuesday, leaving Thursday as their common day among the two proposed.

Question 1No account needed
Choose the conclusion supported by both participants’ replies.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Il ressort des réponses que jeudi après-midi convient aux deux participants.. Nora and Samir are both available on Thursday afternoon. The facilitator’s exact time remains unconfirmed.

Question 2No account needed
Complete the source phrase: de + les réponses.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

des réponses. De + les contracts to des: Il ressort des réponses que….

Question 3No account needed
Choose the impersonal verb.Il ___ de ces messages que l’heure reste à confirmer.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

ressort. The subject is impersonal il. Plural messages stays inside the source phrase.

Question 4No account needed
What does en refer to in Nous avons comparé les réponses. Il en ressort que…?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

The replies just compared.. En picks up the source already mentioned: the replies the writers have compared.

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