1. FR 2 U3 L10b

2. What are articles? What is a definite article? What is an indefinite article? Can you leave out articles in French? In English?

3. Partitive articles are used in reference to a portion or a part of something that is being consumed. (typically foods) You must use partitive articles with verbs talking about consumption: manger, acheter, vouloir, avoir, boire, prendre, etc. Partitive articles are : Du De la De l’

4. Use an INDEFINITE article when talking about a whole item or some whole items. Indefinite articles in French are: Un Une Des

5. INDEFINITE ARTICLES whole items Voici … un poulet un melon Voilà … du poulet du melon Voici … une salade une tarte de la salade de la tarte Voilà … PARTITIVE ARTICLES partial items

14. un Coca du Coca un sel du sel des sels des cocas

15. Partitive articles and indefinite articles all become de or d’ in a negative sentence Example: –Je mange du poulet –Je ne mange pas de poulet –Elle a un frère –Elle n’a pas de frère.