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Une série addictive : negation with 'ne ... pas de' and 'ne ... ni ... ni ...'

I can understand and use negative structures to enhance description of a TV series.

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Une série addictive : negation with 'ne ... pas de' and 'ne ... ni ... ni ...'

I can understand and use negative structures to enhance description of a TV series.

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Key learning points

  1. Indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, de l', des) change to 'de' after a negative.
  2. [i] sounds like midi.
  3. The negative structure 'ne ... ni ... ni ...' means 'neither ... nor'.

Keywords

  • Negation - two elements, e.g. 'ne … pas' around the main verb expressing negative meaning

  • Indefinite article - the words 'un', 'une' and 'des' meaning 'a/an', 'some'

  • Partitive article - the words 'du', 'de la', 'de l’' and 'des' meaning 'some'

Common misconception

Indefinite and partitive articles are used after negative structures.

After a negative structure has been used, indefinite and partitive articles replaced by 'de', e.g. 'je n'ai pas de pain'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the sentence halves.
Correct Answer:je ne,regarde pas
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regarde pas

Correct Answer:tu ne ,regardes pas
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regardes pas

Correct Answer:nous ne,regardons pas
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regardons pas

Correct Answer:vous ne,regardez pas
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regardez pas

Correct Answer:ils, elles ne,regardent pas
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regardent pas

Q2.
'Il ne mange pas viande.' Write the missing word.
Correct Answer: de
Q3.
is when two components, e.g. 'ne ... pas', are placed around the main verb to create a negative meaning.
Correct Answer: negation
Q4.
When describing TV shows, which adjectives have a positive meaning?
ennuyeux
Correct answer: intéressant
lent
Correct answer: amusant
Correct answer: divertissant
Q5.
Order the words to say: 'I do not watch films on TV.'
1 - je
2 - ne
3 - regarde
4 - pas
5 - de
6 - films
7 - à la télé
Q6.
Put the time vocabulary in order, starting with the earliest and ending with the latest.
1 - matin
2 - midi
3 - après-midi
4 - soir
5 - nuit

6 Questions

Q1.
Select the indefinite articles.
Correct answer: un
le
la
Correct answer: des
Correct answer: une
Q2.
What is the masculine singular partitive article?
Correct Answer: du
Q3.
Which words in French contains the sound-symbol correspondence [i]?
Correct answer: here
twelve
world
Correct answer: who
Correct answer: he
Q4.
Which negative structure means 'neither ... nor'?
ne ... pas
ne ... rien
Correct answer: ne ... ni ... ni
ne ... jamais
ne ... plus
Q5.
Order the words to form a negative sentence.
1 - il
2 - ne
3 - fait
4 - pas
5 - de
6 - devoirs
7 - aujourd'hui
Q6.
Write in French: 'I don't have a favourite film.'
Correct Answer: Je n’ai pas de film préféré.

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