Chapter 8: Negation (310-311)

Front 1

7 negation that are positioned in the same way as ne...pas

Back 1

ne.. guère, ne... jamais, ne...pas du tout, ne. pas encore, ne.. pas non plus, ne.. plus, ne... point

Front 2

3 negations can be used as subjects. when they are used as subjects they are placed in the subject position and ne still preceeds the verb.

Back 2

personne, rien, aucun(e)

Personne ne m'a téléphoné.
No one telephoned me.

Rien ne s'est passé.
Nothing happened.

Aucun ne m'a rendu visite.
No one visted me.

Front 3

_______ frequently acta as an adjective and thus is placed before the noun it modifies. it may a subject or object no articles are needed

Back 3

Aucun(e)

Je n'ai eu aucun visiteur.
I had no visitors.

Aucune Lettre n'est arrivée par la poste.
Not one letter come in the mail.

Front 4

_____ and _____ follow the past participle rather then the axillary verb when used as the object of a verb. also the negative adverb _____ is place after the auxillary verb.

Back 4

personne and aucun(e).
nulle part.

Je n'a vu personne.
I saw no one.

Je ne suis allé nulle part.
I went nowhere.

Front 5

_____ the partitive and indefinet articles are dropped altogether. as with most negative expressions, however, the definite article is retained.

Back 5

ne...ni...ni.

je n'ai vu ni amis ni étrangers.
I saw nither friends nor
strangers.

Je n'ai parlé ni avec le facteur ni avec la concierge.
i didn't speak with the mail carrier or the concierge.

Front 6

how many times is neused in multiple sentences.

Back 6

once.

Je n'avais plus rien à faire.

Front 7

____ and ____ can be further qualifed by combining them with () plus a masculine singular adjective.

Back 7

Rien and Personne cobined with (de).

Il n'y avait rien de special à la télé.
There was nothing special on the television.

Personne d' intéressant n'a participé.
No one interesting participated.