1. Le partitif All, some, or none of something?

2. Ask two questions : Is it about all, some or none of something? Is the thing masculine, feminine, or plural?

3. All, some or none? I like milk. Jaime le lait. Please pass the sugar. Passez-moi le sucre, SVP. We dont like tomatoes. Nous naimons pas les tomates. I like all milk in general. All of the sugar that is in the sugar bowl. All tomatoes in general. Use the article alone when talking about all of something.. (le, la, l, les)

4. All, some or none? We eat bread. Nous mangeons du pain. Mom prepares steak for dinner. Maman prépare de la viande pour diner. I have money. Jai de largent. Some bread, not all of the bread in the house. Some steak, not all of the steak in the world. Some money, but not all of the money in the world. Use de + the article when talking about some of something.. (De + le, la, l, les)

5. De + le, la, l & les de + le = du de + la = de la de + l = de l de + les = des some of something

6. practice : some of something (de + article) 1.Ils ont _______ crème. (f) 2.Nous mangeons ______ pates. (f) 3.Ils prennent ________ café. (m) 4.Vous buvez _______ eau. (f)

7. practice : some of something (de + article) 1.Ils ont _de la___ crème. (f) 2.Nous mangeons _des__ pates. (f) 3.Ils prennent ___du__ café. (m) 4.Vous buvez __de l__ eau. (f)

8. All, some or none? They dont have any luck. Ils nont pas de chance. We dont have any banannas. Nous navons pas de bananne. I dont have any money. Je nai pas dargent. They dont have any; there is none. There are none. « d » because « argent » begins with a vowel Use de alone when talking about none of something. The thing is singular.

9. practice : all, some, or none of something 1.Jaime _______ films. (m) 2.Nous mangeons ______ pates. (f) 3.Ils ne prennent pas ________ café. (m) 4.Vous buvez _______ eau. (f)