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Ne / n' ... aucun(e) + noun conveys the idea of 'absolutely no, not a single' + noun. Aucun agrees in gender with the word that follows.

Bette: Alors Tex, Tammy est malade? Bette: So Tex, is Tammy ill?

Tex: Aucune idée. Je suis passé chez elle hier soir et il n'y avait personne. Je n'ai reçu aucun coup de téléphone et aucune nouvelle depuis deux jours ...

Tex: I have no idea. I went to her place last night and there was nobody there. I have received no phone call and no news for two days ...

Ne ... ni ... ni is commonly translated as 'neither ... nor'. It is used in a similar way as the English expression. Note, however, that in French the verb has to be preceded by ne (or n' in front of a vowel or a mute h).

Bette: Et moi, je n'ai vu Tammy ni hier ni aujourd'hui.

Bette: And me, I saw Tammy neither yesterday nor today.

Tex: Ni moi ni Fiona n'avons vu Tammy hier. Et

aujourd'hui, Tammy ne m'a ni téléphoné ni écrit un e- mail. Je m'inquiète. Tu crois qu'elle est partie avec un autre tatou?

Tex: Neither I nor Fiona saw her yesterday. And today, Tammy neither called me nor wrote me an e-mail. I am worried. Do you think she left with another armadillo?

Ne ... que is used to express a restriction. It is usually translated as 'only'.

Bette: Peut-être ... Après tout, cela ne fait qu'un an que vous êtes ensemble ...

Bette: Maybe ... After all it has only been a year that you've been together ...

Tex: Oh, merci Bette! Il n'y a que toi pour dire des choses pareilles!

Tex: Oh, thanks Bette! Only you can say such things!

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Negate the affirmative sentences with the negative expressions in parentheses. Make all necessary changes to the sentence. Include punctuation in your answer.

1. Tex aime le rap et le rock. (ne...ni...ni)

2. Tammy et Bette comprennent la poésie de Tex. (ne...ni...ni) 3. Fiona a bu et a fumé à la fête. (ne...ni...ni)

4. Le baseball et le basket font plaisir à Tex. (ne...ni...ni)

5. Un éditeur a publié la poésie de Tex.(ne...aucun : 'not a single editor...') 6. Bette a reçu une invitation. (ne...aucun)

7. Une femme peut résister au charme de Tex. (ne...aucun) 8. Edouard mange un hamburger. (ne...aucun)

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9. Joe-Bob choisit les cours faciles. (ne...que) 10. Edouard mange la cuisine française. (ne...que) 11. Tammy adore Tex. (ne...que)

12. Tex lit la philosophie. (ne...que)

©2004•department of french & italian •liberal arts ITS•university of texas at austin updated:27 May 04

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