"Par qui cette émission est-elle recommandée ?"

Translation: By whom is this TV show recommended?

[pinchebob]

Very few people speak like this. Most would say Who recommended this TV show?

[MichaelDix197959]

Totally agree. A technically correct but poor translation.

[--Roody--]

It's a difficult exercise. The French passive voice is not much like its English counterpart.

[CornflakeBoy]

Oh, you dont know nerds, office drones and passive aggressive people! :D

[Christine54477]

I totally agree with you.

[EvaZelen1]

I wanted to ask the same question."

[Martyn413385]

Who recommended this programme? is accepted (Oct 2021)

[maryehamel]

Isq it correct to say "par qui cette émission est recommandée?" Or do you need the "elle"?

[waakak]

Yes, you do need the "elle" in this construction.

https://www.dummies.com/languages/french/how-to-form-a-question-in-french-using-inversion/

[JoelTheRat]

Thanks for the link. In these higher lessons, duo doesn't have tips yet so super useful for you to share.

[Don593772]

Not accepting "Who recommended this TV show?" is overly fussy.

[carcs1]

I agree. I put "Who recommended this program?"

[djamescha]

Where is the "TV " in the french sentence? Doesn't "émission" just mean a broadcast ? ( tv, radio, public address system etc) ?

[chris615851]

Emission does not have to be tv. Broadcast should be accepted and is not.

[SheilaBurt2]

Can it not also be translated a 'broadcast' as opposed to TV show?

[mxkieran]

"who is recommending this show" should suffice. No one in the history of the English language has ever said "By whom is this TV show recommended"

[ckendall19]

why is by whom was this program recommended wrong?

[pinchebob]

If you got it wrong it is likely because you used was instead of the present tense is. Otherwise your sentence is okay.

[DaveGarrar]

I thought that enough people have pointed out that an emmission is not just a TV show but any broadcast.

[Yves991549]

where does it say that it is about TV ?????

[Allie469225]

Such an awkward English translation!

[Franl17]

Come on..So French requies tv to be capitalized!!!!!!?????

[rose830046]

Couldn't emission also be translated as a radio show? In the absence of clue, would'nt 'broadcast' be safer bet?