Negatives. _Ne ... pas, point, jamais, plus, guère, rien, personne,
pas un, que, aucun, nul, ni_.-Order of negative particles with
infinitive.--Omission of _pas_ after _savoir, pouvoir, cesser,
oser_.--_Que_ introducing _oui, non_, etc., after verbs of saying,
thinking and the like.--Idioms: aller chercher, envoyer chercher,
vouloir bien, valoir la peine.
1. Don't speak to me. 2. I didn't speak to you. 3. She hardly
pays attention to what people[1] say to her. 4. This table is
good for[2] nothing, but never mind,[3] I don't need[4] it any
longer. 5. I didn't sleep at all[5] last night. 6. That pig isn't
worth the trouble of stealing[6] it. 7. I wrote but[7] a single
sentence. 8. Not a one of us was invited to the dinner. 9. No
author is more celebrated for[8] his wit than he. 10. Nobody
fears him; he never opens his[9] mouth. 11. What have you found?
Nothing. 12. Haven't you any confidence in him? None. 13. I asked
him if he was satisfied and he said no. 14. Has dinner been served?
Not yet. 15. Have they[1] sent for the doctor? I think so.[10]
16. I've only eaten three fish. 17. Nothing is harder than to
talk when one would prefer not[11] to utter a single word. 18.
He can't and[12] won't learn French. 19. Why doesn't he go get
the surgeon? 20. He doesn't know where to find him. 21. He doesn't
stop[13] grumbling.[6] 22. Neither the king nor the rustic knew
how to keep the pig from squealing.[6] 23. Never will I be able
to do it. 24. None of the bombs burst near us. 25. Voltaire ate
nothing but fish. 26. Will you kindly not sing so loudly[14]?
27. Will you pronounce this word? Yes, I am willing. 28. It isn't
worth the trouble.
[Footnotes 1: on. 2: valoir. 3: n'importe (_omit_ pas). 4: avoir
besoin de. 5: point; _order?_ 6: _infinitive._ 7: ne ... que.
8: par. 9: _definite article_. 10: oui. 11: aimerait mieux ne
pas. 12: ni ne. 13: cesser. 14: fort.]