The pronunciation of tous in French

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The pronunciation of tous

We pronounce the s at the end of tous when there is no noun after it. In this case, it means 'everybody' (or 'all of them').
Ils sont tous venus. They all came.
Merci à tous d'être là. Thanks to everybody for being here.
We don't pronounce the s in tous when it is followed by a noun. In this case, tous means 'every', 'each' or 'all the'.
tous les jours every day
tous les employés all the employees, every employee
Exercise 1
Dans la liste suivante, cochez toutes les phrases dans lesquelles tous se prononce . en
Tous se prononce dans la phrase suivante :
Dans la liste suivante, cochez toutes les phrases dans lesquelles tous se prononce . en
Tous se prononce dans la phrase suivante :
Ici tous se prononce car il a le sens de tout le monde, ensemble et se rapporte à ils. en
Ici, tous se prononce car il est suivi d'un nom (mes cousins). en
Ici tous se prononce car il a le sens de tout le monde et qu'il n'est pas suivi d'un nom. en
Ici tous se prononce car il a le sens de tout le monde et qu'il n'est pas suivi d'un nom. en

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