Tu as des tas de crayons. Tu peux_____donner un a Ghyslaine?

Would "en" or "les" go in the blank? I'm not sure whether "en" should be used in this phrase.

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Rather than "des tas" = un tas de crayons. Because "un tas" =
a heap or a pile" is singular so "le" dinner if referring to "un tas" or "en" if referring to "crayons."

Mini lesson on "en"
The pronoun "ewn" replaces "de + noun," and generally refers to things. It is usually translated into English by "some, any, of it (them), from there.
"En" is always expressed in French, even though the equivalent may not b expressed in Englis. "En" must be used when the noun is omitted after a number, an adverb or noun of quantity, or an idion requiring "de."

Ex: Voici des crayons. En voulez-vous? (Here are some pencils. Do you want some?"

Sra (aka Mme)

Thanks. So it would be: Tu as des tas de crayons. Tu peux en donner un a Ghyslaine?

It would STILL be "Tu as UN tas de crayons. Tu peux en donner un, etc.

Sra (aka Mme)

P.S. What is understood is "des crayons" = Tu as des crayons, in other words.

In the given sentence, "Tu peux_____donner un a Ghyslaine?" you need to choose between "en" and "les" to complete the sentence. To determine which pronoun to use, we need to consider the context and the meaning intended.

"En" is a pronoun used to replace a quantity or partitive expression of something previously mentioned, such as "des crayons" (some pencils) in this case. You would use "en" when you want to say "some of them" or "some of it." For example, "Tu peux m'en donner un a Ghyslaine?" means "Can you give one of them to Ghyslaine?"

On the other hand, "les" is a pronoun used when referring to specific objects that were mentioned or understood in the conversation. It would mean "them" or "those." For example, "Tu peux les donner a Ghyslaine?" means "Can you give them to Ghyslaine?"

So, in this case, if you want to say "Can you give some of them to Ghyslaine?" you should choose "en" and say "Tu peux m'en donner un a Ghyslaine?" On the other hand, if you want to say "Can you give those to Ghyslaine?" you should choose "les" and say "Tu peux les donner a Ghyslaine?"