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1
Q

Where do articles go in a sentence?

A

Before the noun

2
Q

Definite article masculine

A

Le (l’)

3
Q

Definite article feminine

A

La (l’)

4
Q

Definite article plural

A

Les

5
Q

Indefinite article masculine

A

Un

6
Q

Indefinite article feminine

A

Une

7
Q

Indefinite article plural

A

Des

8
Q

Definite article ‘contractés’

A

Articles combined with prepositions ‘à’ and ‘des’

9
Q

Definite article ‘contractés’ masculine

A

Au/du

10
Q

Definite article ‘contractés’ feminine

A

À la/de la

11
Q

Definite article ‘contractés’ plural

A

Aux/des

12
Q

Partitive article masculine

A

Du (de l’)

13
Q

Partitive article feminine

A

De la (de l’)

14
Q

Partitive article plural

A

Des

15
Q

Indefinite articles

A

Unspecified thing/mentioned for first time

16
Q

Definite articles

A

Specified thing/already mentioned

17
Q

Partitive articles

A

Uncountable nouns/sports and instruments

18
Q

How to tell difference between ‘des’ indefinite and definite ‘contractés’

A

If can replace ‘des’ with ‘un/une’ = indefinite

19
Q

How to tell difference between ‘du’ partitive and definite ‘contractés’

A

If can replace ‘du’ with ‘un peu de’ = partitive

20
Q

Article

A

l’article

21
Q

Three articles

A

Indéfinis/Définis/Partitifs

22
Q

à + le

A

au

23
Q

à + les

A

aux

24
Q

de + le

A

du

25
Q

de + les

A

des

26
Q

English equivalent of definite le/la/les

A

The

27
Q

English equivalent of indefinite un/une/des

A

A/an

28
Q

English equivalent of partitive de/de la/des

A

Some/any

29
Q

How much of the class do definite articles refer to?

A

The whole class

30
Q

How much of the class do partitive articles refer to?

A

Part of the class

31
Q

When may articles be omitted?

A

In lists

32
Q

Titles with no article

A

When there is a number in the title, e.g. Elizabeth the second

33
Q

Geographical names with article

A

Continents, countries, rivers

34
Q

Geographical names with no articles

A

Towns/cities, some countries

35
Q

Repeated events/time

A

With article

36
Q

Single specific occurrence

A

Without article