Rewrite the following sentences in the negative.
-Je suis de Paris.
Would it be: Je ne suis pas Paris.
-Michelle est americaine.
Would it be: Michelle n'est pas americaine.
Am I wrong??
Je suis de Paris
Je ne suis pas de Paris
oui, merci
Yes, you are slightly off with your negative sentence constructions. Here's how you would correctly rewrite the sentences in the negative:
1. The sentence "Je suis de Paris" means "I am from Paris." To make it negative, you would say "Je ne suis pas de Paris," which translates to "I am not from Paris." In negating the sentence, you place "ne" before the conjugated verb and "pas" after it.
2. The sentence "Michelle est américaine" means "Michelle is American." To make it negative, you would say "Michelle n'est pas américaine," which translates to "Michelle is not American." Again, in negating the sentence, you use "ne" before the verb and "pas" after it.
So, to summarize:
- The negative form of "Je suis de Paris" is "Je ne suis pas de Paris."
- The negative form of "Michelle est américaine" is "Michelle n'est pas américaine."
Keep in mind that in negative sentences in French, "ne" is often contracted with the verb, forming "n'. For example, "Je ne suis pas" can be contracted to "Je nesuis pas."