Assertion: contraction | /r/HasProperty | mandatory
Facets:
value: in french
type: OTHER
value: unlike with english contractions
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Unlike with English contractions, however, these contractions are mandatory: one would never say (or write)
text: (the contraction is mandatory in French), and 2) cela may be the last part of a (longer) nominal expression, e.g., tout cela in tout cela est, in which case cela will appear to be used with être.
text: I'm going to change this back with a note emphasizing that the contraction is mandatory.